hogh

Cornish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [hɔːx]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [hoːʰ]

Noun

hogh m (plural hoghes)

1. pig, swine, hog

   Synonym: porgh

Derived terms

• hesken hogh (“lamb”)
• hogh Gyni (“Guinea pig”)
• mordhos hogh (“ham”)

Related terms

• badh (“boar”)
• banow (“sow”)
• bora (“boar”)
• gwis (“sow”)
• 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”)