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English

Etymology
imitative|Imitative of the sound.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɔɪŋk/

Interjection
en-intj

1. Representing the sound made by a pig.

Translations
trans-top|Representing the sound made by a pig
French: gruik
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Japanese: ブー (bū)
Norwegian: nøff
Russian: хрю (χrju)
Swedish: nöff
Danish: øf
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Noun
en-noun

1. The sound made by a pig, or an imitation thereof.

#:The protesters replied to the police officers' demands with a chorus of oinks.

Synonyms
grunt

Translations
trans-top|sound made by a pig
Finnish: röh#Finnish|röh, nöf#Finnish|nöf
French: grognement
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Norwegian: grynt n
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive Of a pig or in imitation thereof, to make its characteristic sound.

#:The hogs oinked happily in their pen as the farmer poured slop in their feeding trough.

Synonyms
grunt

Translations
trans-top|to oink
Finnish: röhkiä#Finnish|röhkiä
French: grogner
trans-mid
Norwegian: grynte
Polish: kwiczeć
Russian: хрюкать (χrjúkat’)
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See also
grunt
squeal

Category:Animal sounds
Category:Pigs

ja:oink
sr:oink
zh:oink

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