perroin world languages

LanguageWordPronunciationGenderActions
Japanese 犬いぬ inu —
English dog /dɑːɡ/ —
French! chien /ʃjɛ̃/ masculine
Italian cane /ˈkaː.ne/ masculine
German Hund /hʊnt/ masculine
Korean! 개 gae —
Chinese! 狗Same in traditional gǒu —

Japanese is romanized in Hepburn, Chinese in pinyin, Korean in Revised Romanization; the rest in IPA (Castilian Spanish). Notation

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  • French “chien”: The feminine chienne is a strong insult when aimed at a person, especially a woman.
  • Korean “개”: In slang, 개- is a crude intensifier meaning “really”. A puppy is 강아지 (gangaji).
  • Chinese “狗”: Used as an insult when aimed at a person.