सूअर (sooar)
noun
Means 'pig, hog, swine' -- one core sense as a literal animal name, plus a common figurative use as a harsh insult. Also spelled सुअर (suar) without the long vowel.
Sense
1
:
the animal (pig, hog, boar)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: सुअर (suar, variant form), बाराह (baaraah, literary), वराह (varaah, literary)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Pigs are not part of mainstream Hindu or Muslim diets in most of North India, so सूअर (sooar) is a word people use to talk *about* an animal they rarely eat or keep at home, unlike गाय (gaay, 'cow') or भैंस (bhains, 'buffalo') which are common in daily rural life. In Delhi-NCR you are more likely to hear this word used to complain about stray pigs near a colony or in the news than in everyday kitchen talk.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes assume सूअर (sooar) is only a swear word and are surprised it is the plain, neutral term for the animal in contexts like farming, zoology, or the wild boar seen near fields. 2) The wild boar is often called जंगली सूअर (janglii sooar, 'wild pig') -- do not drop जंगली (janglii) when specifically meaning 'boar' rather than 'domestic pig.'
Sample Sentences:
गली में एक सूअर घूम रहा था।
A pig was wandering around in the street.
(galii men ek sooar ghoom rahaa thaa।)
इस कॉलोनी में सूअर बहुत बढ़ गए हैं।
The pigs have increased a lot in this colony.
(is kolonii men sooar bahut badh gae hain।)
सूअर कूड़े में मुँह मारते हैं।
Pigs root around in the garbage.
(sooar koode men munh maarte hain।)
नगर निगम को सूअरों को पकड़ना चाहिए।
The municipal corporation should catch the pigs.
(nagar nigam ko sooaron ko pakadnaa chaahie।)
अगर यहाँ सूअर न होते तो इतनी गंदगी न फैलती।
If there were no pigs here, so much filth would not spread.
(agar yahaan sooar n hote to itnii gandgii n phailtii।)
सड़क पार करते वक्त सूअर से बचना।
Watch out for the pig while crossing the road.
(sadak paar karte vakt sooar se bachnaa।)
खबर में बताया गया कि इलाके में जंगली सूअर देखा गया।
The news reported that a wild boar was spotted in the area.
(khabar men bataayaa gayaa ki ilaake men janglii sooar dekhaa gayaa।)
किसानों को डर है कि सूअर उनकी फसल बर्बाद कर देंगे।
Farmers are afraid that the boars will ruin their crops.
(kisaanon ko dar hai ki sooar unkii phasal barbaad kar denge।)
एक सूअर सड़क किनारे मरा हुआ पड़ा था।
A pig was lying dead by the side of the road.
(ek sooar sadak kinaare maraa huaa padaa thaa।)
उस गाँव में सूअर पाले जाते हैं और बेचे जाते हैं।
In that village, pigs are raised and sold.
(us gaanv men sooar paale jaate hain aur beche jaate hain।)
Sense
2
:
insult meaning a filthy, greedy, or disgusting person
noun, masculine
Synonyms: कमीना (kamiinaa, harsher insult), गंदा इंसान (gandaa insaan, 'dirty person', descriptive not a slur)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Calling someone सूअर (sooar) is a genuine gaali (gaalii, 'curse word') in Hindi, on par with calling someone filthy or morally low, and it can start a real fight if said in the street or in traffic. It draws on the same cultural association as the literal-animal sense -- pigs are seen as unclean scavengers -- so the insult leans on 'dirty, gluttonous, low' rather than on 'fat' the way English insults sometimes do.
Common Mistakes: 1) This is a strong, rude insult in Hindi -- much more cutting than the mild English 'you pig' used jokingly about messiness or overeating. Learners should not use it casually with friends the way English speakers might. 2) It is almost always used vocatively or predicatively about a person's character or hygiene/greed, e.g. साले सूअर (saale sooar, 'you swine') -- not used for describing objects or situations.
Sample Sentences:
साले सूअर, हट रास्ते से!
Get out of the way, you filthy pig!
(saale sooar, hat raaste se!)
वो सूअर है, उससे कोई उम्मीद मत रखो।
He's a swine, don't expect anything from him.
(vo sooar hai, usse koii ummiid mat rakho।)
पैसे लेकर भाग गया वो सूअर!
That pig ran off with the money!
(paise lekar bhaag gayaa vo sooar!)
गाड़ी टक्कर मारकर वो सूअर बिना रुके निकल गया।
That swine hit the car and drove off without stopping.
(gaadii takkar maarkar vo sooar binaa ruke nikal gayaa।)
इतना गंदा खाना खाकर भी शर्म नहीं आती, सूअर कहीं के।
Eating such filthy food and still no shame -- you absolute pig.
(itnaa gandaa khaanaa khaakar bhii sharm nahiin aatii, sooar kahiin ke।)
ऐसे लालची और गंदे आदमी को सूअर ही कहा जाएगा।
A man this greedy and filthy will indeed be called a pig.
(aise laalchii aur gande aadmii ko sooar hii kahaa jaaegaa।)
अगर वो थोड़ा भी शरीफ होता, तो लोग उसे सूअर न कहते।
If he had even a little decency, people wouldn't call him a pig.
(agar vo thodaa bhii shariiph hotaa, to log use sooar n kahte।)
ट्रैफिक में उस आदमी ने गाली दी तो दूसरे ने चिल्लाकर कहा, "सूअर के बच्चे!"
When that man cursed in traffic, the other one shouted back, "You son of a pig!"
(traiphik men us aadmii ne gaalii dii to doosre ne chillaakar kahaa, "sooar ke bachche!")
मैं नहीं चाहता कि लोग मुझे कभी सूअर कहें।
I don't want people to ever call me a pig.
(main nahiin chaahtaa ki log mujhe kabhii sooar kahen।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct):
सूअर
(sooar)
(sg.m.oblique):
सूअर
(sooar)
(pl.m.direct):
सूअर
(sooar)
(pl.m.oblique):
सूअरों
(sooaron)