hogh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish hoch, from Proto-Brythonic *hux, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₁- (“swine”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hogh m (plural hoghes)

  1. pig, swine, hog
    Synonym: porgh

Derived terms

  • hesken hogh (“lamb”)
  • hogh Gyni (“Guinea pig”)
  • mordhos hogh (“ham”)
  • badh (“boar”)
  • banow (“sow”)
  • bora (“boar”)
  • mogh (“pigs, swine”)
  • porghel (“piglet, young pig”)
  • torgh (“hog, boar”)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hogh

  1. alternative form of hough (“hough, hock”)

Etymology 2

Noun

hogh

  1. alternative form of hough (“promontory”)
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