Oink — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs

utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔɪŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔɪŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔɪŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /ˈɔɪŋk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squeal grunt

Parts of Speech

noun	the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
verb	utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs

Word Forms

grunt	verb	issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
squeal	noun	a high-pitched howl
squealer	noun	domestic swine

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

gruñir

el ruido breve y ronco del tipo que hacen los cerdos

🇳🇱Dutch

knor

het korte, lage, norse geluid van het soort dat door varkens wordt gemaakt

🇷🇺Russian

хрюкать

короткий низкий хриплый звук, издаваемый свиньями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओइंक

सूअरों द्वारा उत्पन्न होने वाला छोटा, धीमा कर्कश शोर

🇮🇳Tamil

ஓயிங்க்

பன்றிகளால் உண்டாக்கப்படும் குறுகிய குறைந்த கரடுமுரடான சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓంక్

పందులచే తయారు చేయబడిన చిన్న తక్కువ గరుకు శబ్దం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓઇંક

હોગ્સ દ્વારા કરવામાં આવેલ પ્રકારનો ટૂંકો નીચો ગ્રફ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಲಾಮು

ಹಂದಿಗಳು ಮಾಡಿದ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗ್ರಫ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓയിൻക്

പന്നികൾ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന തരത്തിലുള്ള ചെറിയ കുറഞ്ഞ ഗ്രഫ് ശബ്ദം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奥因克

猪发出的短促低沉的噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

オインク

豚が発するような短く低いガラガラ音

🇰🇷Korean

윙크하다

돼지가 내는 종류의 짧고 낮은 거친 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ôi

tiếng ồn cộc cằn ngắn ngủi của loài lợn

🇹🇭Thai

โอเค

เสียงห้าวต่ำสั้นๆ เหมือนกับเสียงหมู

🇮🇩Indonesian

oke

suara pendek dan kasar seperti suara babi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أوينك

الضجيج القصير والمنخفض الخشن من النوع الذي تصدره الخنازير

🇮🇷Persian

مرکب

صدای خفیف کوتاهی از نوع ایجاد شده توسط گراز

🇹🇷Turkish

mürekkep

domuzların çıkardığı türden kısa, alçak, hırçın ses

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