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corgi en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔːɡʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɔɹɡun/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɔːɡi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɔɹɡi/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

PIE word *ḱwṓ Borrowed from Welsh corgi, a compound of cor (“dwarf”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”)) + gi (the soft mutation of ci (“dog”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (“dog”), perhaps from *peḱ- (“livestock; wealth”)). The rare plural form corgwn is borrowed from Welsh corgwn.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
   alt of Welsh corgi
   • While larger, longer corgwn with tails were found in the lowland and hill farms of central and northern Cardiganshire, in the south a shorter, lighter corgi was more common. 2016, Janet Vorwald Dohner, “Herding Dogs”, in Deborah Burns, Lisa H. Hiley, editors, Farm Dogs: A Comprehensive Breed Guide to 93 Guardians, Herders, Terriers, and Other Canine Working Partners, North Adams, Mass.: Storey Publishing, →ISBN, page 200, column 1:
   • By this time the Pembrokeshire—the short-tailed corgwn—were increasing in popularity very rapidly. The Cardiganshire variety lagged behind their more numerous cousins, but, even so, almost all the larger shows of this country had classes […] 1966 July 14, S. M. Lampson, “Sturdy Farm Dogs from Wales”, in John Adams, editor, Country Life, volume 140, London: George Newnes […], →OCLC, page 69:
   • [W]hich news item do we have to worry about and have a view on? Not, presumably, the fact that the Queen is going cool on corgies; probably not how space exploration is getting on; townies can maybe skip the fates of either cows or badgers. 2015 July 27, Katharine Whitehorn, “Need we follow all the news?”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Mar 2016:
   • Participating pooches must be between 12-20 weeks old at the time of taping. This year, two labradoodles, a pomsky and a corgi are among members the Central Florida contingent. 2023 January 27, Patrick Connolly, “Meet the Orlando rescue dogs playing in Puppy Bowl XIX”, in Orlando Sentinel:

Forms

Deriveds

borgi · Siborgi · dorgi · Horgi

Hyponyms

Cardigan Welsh corgi · Pembroke Welsh corgi

Translations (23)

eo kimra ŝafhundo (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · cmn 柯基犬 (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · fi corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · fr corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · mk корги (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · cmn 柯基 (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · vi chó Corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · tr korgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · bg корги (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · he קורגי (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · yue 哥基 (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · cmn 威尔士矮脚狗 (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · nl corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · br korgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · ms anjing corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · ko 코기 (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · ga corchú (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · cy corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · it corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · ru ко́рги (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · es corgi (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · ja コーギー (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi) · uk коргі (ellipsis of Welsh corgi — see also Welsh corgi)