pwyll
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *puɨll, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /puːɨ̯ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pʊi̯ɬ/
Noun
pwyll m, f (uncountable)
- deliberation, consideration, care, caution
- discretion, prudence, wisdom, patience, understanding, intelligence, perception, judgement, mind, wits, reason, (common) sense, sanity
- nature, disposition, temperament, spirit
- meaning, significance, sense
Synonyms
- (sense): synnwyr
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pwyll | bwyll | mhwyll | phwyll |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- “pwyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, 2014
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