How To Say Guinea Pig In Different Languages - Lafeber Co.

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• The Sound Of Guinea Pig In Other Languages
• Words For Guinea Pig In Different Languages

In English, some people call the adorable small mammal companion that scientists dubbed Cavia porcellus a guinea pig. Others call this mammal a cavy. Some people use both guinea pig and cavy. No matter the name, these tailless “wheekers” from South America have stolen hearts across the world. And with so many languages in the world, that means guinea pigs have a whole lot more names than just guinea pig or cavy.

Can you guess the languages of the following four terms for guinea pig: meerschweinchen, cochon d’Inde, porcellino d’India, and marumotto? Those are guinea pig in German, French, Italian, and Japanese. As in English, some languages might refer to guinea pigs with more than one term.

The Sound Of Guinea Pig In Other Languages

Of course, reading a word and knowing how to pronounce it are two different things. Fortunately, some websites provide audio samples of the spoken word. A few to check out are the Collins dictionary, the Bab.la dictionary, and 50 Languages. Do you have a favorite term based on sound?

Words For Guinea Pig In Different Languages

Now have some fun by learning how to say guinea pig in a wide array of languages. Will your guinea pigs recognize any? Probably not. Will your family and friends be amazed? Of course! These and others are listed at the Babylon, Collins dictionary, bab.la dictionary, and TSU websites referenced for this article. Do you know any words for guinea pig in other languages not listed below? Please add to the list in the comments.

Arabic: khenziir elhend Bulgarian: morsko svinche Chinese: túnshǔ Croatian: zamorac Czech: morče Danish: marsvin Dutch: cavia English: guinea pig Esperanto: kobajo or kavio Estonian: merisiga Finnish: marsu French: cochon d’Inde German: meerschweinchen Greek: to indikó choirídio Hungarian: tengerimalac Icelandic: naggris Indonesian: tikus belanda Irish: muc ghuine Italian: porcellino d’India Japanese: morumotto Korean: ginipigeu Latin: Cavia porcellus Latvian: jūras cūciņa Lithuanian: jūrᶙ kiaulytė Norwegian: marsvin Persian: khookche hendi Polish: świnka morska Portuguese: cobaia Romanian: cobai Russian: morskaya svinka Serbian: morsko prase Slovak: morski prašiček Spanish (Europe): cobaya / cobayo Spanish (South America): cuy Swedish: marsvin Turkish: kobay Vietnamese: chuột lang Welsh: mochyn cwta