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If "mochyn" means "pig" in English, what does "fochyn" mean?

Question #45716. Asked by shady shaker.

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TabbyTom
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TabbyTom
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“Fochyn” is derived from “mochyn” by soft mutation. It will be used in various contexts – for example, after certain possessive adjectives: “his pig” will be “ei fochyn.”

Mar 26 2004, 6:07 AM
shady shaker
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shady shaker

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Thank you Tabby. That was a fochyn good answer.

Mar 26 2004, 6:12 AM
Senior Moments
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Senior Moments

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Tut tut SS. You have brochyn the rules by using such a word that should not be spochyn. It is about time you were wochyn up to the fact that this is a family site.

Mar 26 2004, 6:24 AM
shady shaker
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shady shaker

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SM, put a sochyn it.

Mar 26 2004, 6:28 AM
DogRL
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DogRL

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Does this betochyn that the pochyn and the jochyn has begun?

Mar 26 2004, 6:35 AM
shady shaker
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shady shaker

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It's lochyn like it.

Mar 26 2004, 6:45 AM
shady shaker
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shady shaker

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...so let's get rochyn.

Mar 26 2004, 6:47 AM
Senior Moments
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Senior Moments

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Okay after I stop chochyn from smochyn

Mar 26 2004, 6:51 AM
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