خنزیر

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr, pig, swine), an old borrowing from Aramaic חֲזִירָא (ḥăzīrā, pig, swine).

Noun

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خنزیر (hınzır) (plural خنازیر (hanazir))

  1. pig, swine, any of several mammalian species of the genus Sus
    Synonyms: خوك (huk), طوڭوز (doñuz)
  2. (figuratively) pig, swine, a brutal, despicable, or disgusting fellow

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: hınzır

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