† pig-ratn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Telugu lexical item. Etymons: pig n.¹, rat n.¹

Etymology: < pig n.¹ + rat n.¹, after Telugu pandikokku bandicoot n. Compare:1865 Reader 14 Jan. 43/3 Bandicoot is..intended to represent the Telugu pandi-kokku, literally, ‘pig-rat’.2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Mar. 5 In the case of the bandicoot the likeness was drawn to an Indian mammal, the name meaning literally ‘pig-rat’. Telugu kokku alone also means ‘bandicoot’, but pandikokku ‘pig kokku’ is distinguished from nēla-kokku mole, lit. ‘ground kokku’.

Obsolete. rare.

The bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Bandicota (bandicoot)

bandicoot1789

badger1803

pig-rat1859

1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. i. 150 Another favourite article of food with the Coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pig-rat
释义	† pig-ratn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Telugu lexical item. Etymons: pig n.¹, rat n.¹ Etymology: < pig n.¹ + rat n.¹, after Telugu pandikokku bandicoot n. Compare:1865 Reader 14 Jan. 43/3 Bandicoot is..intended to represent the Telugu pandi-kokku, literally, ‘pig-rat’.2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 22 Mar. 5 In the case of the bandicoot the likeness was drawn to an Indian mammal, the name meaning literally ‘pig-rat’. Telugu kokku alone also means ‘bandicoot’, but pandikokku ‘pig kokku’ is distinguished from nēla-kokku mole, lit. ‘ground kokku’. Obsolete. rare. The bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > superfamily Myomorpha (mouse, rat, vole, or hamster) > [noun] > family Muridae > genus Bandicota (bandicoot) bandicoot1789 badger1803 pig-rat1859 1859 J. E. Tennent Ceylon I. ii. i. 150 Another favourite article of food with the Coolies is the pig-rat or Bandicoot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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