pig
/pɪɡ/noun
उच्चारण पिग
सूअर; पेटू या गंदा व्यक्ति
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an animal with pink, black or brown skin, short legs, a broad nose and a short tail, kept on farms for its meat; (informal, disapproving) a person who eats too much or behaves badly
सूअर; पेटू या गंदा व्यक्ति
- pigs on a farm
- The farmer keeps two pigs near the barn.
- The village boys fed the pig at the farm.
+ 3 more examples
- A pig can find food even in thick mud.
- She was nervous about the pigs when she first visited the farm.
- Don't be a pig; leave some sweets for the others.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pig (countable) / pigs (plural)
Pig is countable, so a farmer keeps one pig or ten pigs; the meat is pork, not 'pig meat'.
'Pig' countable है, इसलिए किसान एक pig या दस pigs रखता है; इसका माँस 'pork' कहलाता है, 'pig meat' नहीं।
- The farmer keeps ten pigs.
- Pork comes from pigs.
pig (insulting: greedy / dirty person)
Calling a person a pig is rude; it suggests greed, bad manners or untidiness.
किसी व्यक्ति को 'pig' कहना अशिष्ट है; यह लालच, बुरी आदतों या गंदगी का संकेत देता है।
- Don't be such a pig; leave some for the others.
pig out (on sth) / make a pig of yourself
Both mean to eat far too much, in an informal way.
दोनों का अर्थ अनौपचारिक रूप से बहुत अधिक खाना है।
- We pigged out on samosas after the match.
- Don't make a pig of yourself at the buffet.
pigs might fly
This idiom says that something will never happen.
यह मुहावरा बताता है कि कोई बात कभी नहीं होगी।
- He will clean his room? Pigs might fly!
+Collocations 5
adjective + pig
wildgreedyfatpetmale
- A wild pig damaged the maize field.
pig + noun
farmpenironsty-headed
- The pigs were kept in a pen behind the barn.
verb + pig
rearkeepfeedhuntbreed
- Many tribal families rear pigs for a living.
like a pig
eat like a pigsweat like a pigsqueal like a piglive like a pig
- Don't eat like a pig at the dinner.
pig + idiom
pigs might flybuy a pig in a pokesweat like a pigin a pig's eye
- Buying that old scooter unseen was like buying a pig in a poke.
“More examples 7
- The piglets followed the mother pig into the shed.
सूअर के बच्चे माँ के पीछे-पीछे बाड़े में चले गए।
- Pigs wallow in mud to keep themselves cool.
सूअर ठंडा रहने के लिए कीचड़ में लोटते हैं।
- My little brother is a real pig when it comes to chocolates.
चॉकलेट की बात आए तो मेरा छोटा भाई सचमुच पेटू है।
- Radhika's uncle runs a small pig farm in Mizoram.
राधिका के चाचा मिज़ोरम में एक छोटा सूअर-पालन फार्म चलाते हैं।
- A pig's squeal woke the entire neighbourhood.
सूअर की चीख ने पूरे मोहल्ले को जगा दिया।
- The pig-keeper washed the pen every morning.
सूअर पालक हर सुबह बाड़ा धोता था।
- Her uncle says pigs are cleverer than many people think.
उसके चाचा कहते हैं कि सूअर लोगों की सोच से कहीं अधिक चतुर होते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We do not eat pig meat at home.
✓ We do not eat pork at home.
The meat of a pig is called pork.
सूअर के माँस को 'pork' कहते हैं।
✗ The farmer has ten pig.
✓ The farmer has ten pigs.
A number above one needs the plural.
एक से अधिक संख्या के लिए plural आता है।
✗ He pigged out with the cake all by himself.
✓ He pigged out on the cake all by himself.
Pig out is followed by on.
'Pig out' के बाद 'on' आता है।
¶Idioms 4
pigs might fly / when pigs fly
(humorous) used to show that you do not believe sth will ever happen
ऐसा कभी नहीं होगा, असंभव बात
- "He says he'll start studying tomorrow." "Yes, and pigs might fly."
- He'll pay back the money when pigs fly.
make a pig of yourself
(informal) to eat or drink too much
ठूँस-ठूँसकर खाना
- I made a pig of myself at the wedding feast.
- Don't make a pig of yourself — leave some for others.
buy a pig in a poke
to buy sth without seeing it or checking that it is in good condition
बिना देखे-परखे कुछ ख़रीद लेना
- Buying a used car online is like buying a pig in a poke.
- Always check the flat first; don't buy a pig in a poke.
- Buying a used car online without seeing it is buying a pig in a poke.
make a pig's ear of sth
(British English, informal) to do sth badly; to make a mess of sth
किसी काम का सत्यानाश कर देना
- He made a real pig's ear of painting the room.
- I made a pig's ear of my first interview.
→Phrasal verbs 1
pig out (on sth)
(informal) to eat too much food
(किसी चीज़ को) ठूँस-ठूँसकर खाना
- We pigged out on samosas at the party.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Gender and young: boar (male), sow (female), piglet (young); a pig's home is a sty; animal sound: pigs grunt or oink.
लिंग और बच्चा: boar (नर), sow (मादा), piglet (बच्चा); सूअर का बाड़ा sty; जानवर की आवाज़: pigs grunt या oink।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
When pigs fly (used to say that something will never happen), make a pig's ear of sth (British, do something badly), buy a pig in a poke (buy something without seeing it first), pig out (informal, eat a lot), guinea pig (a person used in an experiment).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: when pigs fly (कभी न होने वाली बात के लिए, न नौ मन तेल होगा न राधा नाचेगी), make a pig's ear of sth (British, कोई काम बुरी तरह करना), buy a pig in a poke (बिना देखे कुछ ख़रीदना), pig out (अनौपचारिक, बहुत खाना), guinea pig (प्रयोग में प्रयुक्त व्यक्ति)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: swine flu (H1N1) spreads from pigs.
विज्ञान में swine flu (H1N1) सूअरों से फैलता है।