pig

Etymology 1
From (originally a term for a young pig, with adult pigs being ), apparently from  (attested only in compounds, such as ), from,. Compare 🇨🇬,, , , 🇨🇬,. Pokorny suggests this root might be somehow related to, , which could account for the alternation between "pig" and "big".

A connection to early modern 🇨🇬 (contemporary ), 🇨🇬, and similar terms in 🇨🇬 is sometimes proposed, "but the phonology is difficult". Some sources say the words are "almost certainly not" related, others consider a relation "probable, but not certain".

The slang sense of "police officer" is attested since at least 1785.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus, having cloven hooves, bristles and a nose adapted for digging; especially the domesticated animal.
 * 2)  A young swine, a piglet.
 * 3)  The edible meat of such an animal; pork.
 * 4)  A light pinkish-red colour, like that of a pig (also called pig pink).
 * 5)  Someone who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.
 * 6)  A lecherous or sexist man.
 * 7)  A dirty or slovenly person.
 * 8)  An obese person.
 * 9)   A police officer.
 * 10)  A difficult problem.
 * 11)  An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
 * 12) The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
 * 13) A lead container used for radioactive waste.
 * 14)  A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
 * 15)  The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
 * 16)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 17)  A sixpence.
 * 1)  A dirty or slovenly person.
 * 2)  An obese person.
 * 3)   A police officer.
 * 4)  A difficult problem.
 * 5)  An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
 * 6) The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
 * 7) A lead container used for radioactive waste.
 * 8)  A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
 * 9)  The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
 * 10)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 11)  A sixpence.
 * 1)  A difficult problem.
 * 2)  An oblong block of cast metal (now only iron or lead).
 * 3) The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
 * 4) A lead container used for radioactive waste.
 * 5)  A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
 * 6)  The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
 * 7)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 8)  A sixpence.
 * 1) The mold in which a block of metal is cast.
 * 2) A lead container used for radioactive waste.
 * 3)  A device for cleaning or inspecting the inside of an oil or gas pipeline, or for separating different substances within the pipeline. Named for the pig-like squealing noise made by their progress.
 * 4)  The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
 * 5)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 6)  A sixpence.
 * 1)  The general-purpose M60 machine gun, considered to be heavy and bulky.
 * 2)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 3)  A sixpence.
 * 1)  A simple dice game in which players roll the dice as many times as they like, either accumulating a greater score or losing previous points gained.
 * 2)  A sixpence.

Hyponyms

 * , ; sow, brood sow; piglet, piggy

Translations

 * Gallurese:, ,
 * Sassarese:, ,

Verb

 * 1)  To give birth.
 * 2)  To greedily consume (especially food).
 * 3)  To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
 * 4)  To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
 * 5)  To clean (a pipeline) using a pig.
 * 1)  To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.
 * 2)  To live together in a crowded filthy manner.
 * 3)  To clean (a pipeline) using a pig.

Etymology 2
. Perhaps from, from.

Noun

 * 1)  earthenware, or an earthenware shard
 * 2) An earthenware hot-water jar to warm a bed; a stone bed warmer

Etymology
From, from , cognate with 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1) spike
 * 2) barb
 * 3) spine, quill
 * 4) prickle

Etymology
From, , from , see English.

Sense of "vessel; jar" is from, perhaps an extension of the above.

Noun

 * 1) pot, jar, earthenware
 * 1) pot, jar, earthenware

Etymology
From.

Etymology
Possibly from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) beak, bill
 * 2) point, spike
 * 3) spout