bwci

Welsh

Alternative forms

• mwci, pwci

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cf. bwg, bygwl and pwca. Possibly also related to English bogey or puck.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊki/

Noun

bwci m (plural bwcïod)

1. bogey, boggart, bugaboo, goblin

   Synonyms: bwgan, cythraul, pwca

Derived terms

• bwcïaidd (“goblinish”)
• bwci bo (“bugaboo”)
• afal y bwci (“rosehip”)
• baw mwci (“burdock”)
• cloffrwyn y mwci (“great bindweed”)
• criafol y bwci (“dogrose hips”)
• marbls bwci (“oak apples, oak galls”)
• rhosyn bwci (“dogrose flower”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwci	fwci	mwci	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bwci”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies