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    No insult intended, but isn't Mochyn the Welsh word for a pig or is that another similar word?

    Question #34923. Asked by gmackematix. (Jun 05 03 12:32 PM)


    mochyn

    		Indeed Mochyn means PIG, I love pigs

    Jun 05 03, 12:37 PM
    Stew

    		Thought so, mochyn.

    Would an ignorant Englishman pronounce it (roughly) 'mokh'n'?

    When I was little my mum (who grew up in Wales) used to call me that on suitable occasions, usually followed by a word which sounded to my untrained ear like 'biddi', and which I took to mean 'dirty' or some other piggish attribute.

    Jun 05 03, 12:49 PM
    mochyn addition

    		mochyn budr indeed means dirty pig,Stew


    http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/welsh.htm


    Jun 05 03, 1:37 PM

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