सूअर
sūar/suː.əɾ/masculine
The English word pig is translated into Hindi as सूअर (sūar).
सूअर is a noun used to refer to the mammal of the family Suidae.
Meaning: mammal of family Suidae (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word सूअर is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is sūar. It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- The Hindi word सूअर is often used as a harsh insult to describe someone as greedy, dirty or immoral. Calling someone a सूअर is significantly more offensive in India than calling someone a 'pig' is in many English-speaking cultures.
- While सूअर is the standard term, you may encounter the word वराह in historical or religious texts, which refers specifically to the boar avatar of the god Vishnu.
- The word सूअर shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'swine', as both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root.
Examples in context
- क्या तुम उस सुअर को देख सकते हो?Can you see that pig?
- वह एक बड़ा सूअर है।vah ek baṛā sūar hai.That is a big pig.
- खेत में एक सूअर घूम रहा है।khet mein ek sūar ghūm rahā hai.A pig is wandering in the field.
- सूअर मिट्टी में खेल रहे हैं।sūar miṭṭī mein khel rahe hain.The pigs are playing in the mud.
Example conversation
Vikas and Pooja are looking at a farm from a distance.
- विकास Vikasपूजा, देखो वहां एक सूअर है।Pūjā, dekho vahāñ ek sūar hai.Pooja, look, there is a pig over there.
- पूजा Poojaहाँ विकास, वह बहुत छोटा है।hān Vikās, vah bahut choṭā hai.Yes Vikas, it is very small.
- विकास Vikasक्या वह भूखा लग रहा है?kyā vah bhūkhā lag rahā hai?Does it look hungry?
- पूजा Poojaशायद, वह खाना ढूंढ रहा है।shāyad, vah khānā dhūṇḍ rahā hai.Maybe, it is looking for food.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pig” translations and entries सूअर, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries सूअर, CC BY-SA 4.0.
