cawell
Welsh
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkawɛɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːwɛɬ/, /ˈkawɛɬ/
- Rhymes: -awɛɬ
Noun
editcawell m (plural cewyll or cawellau or cawelli)
- basket, pannier
- Synonym: basged
- cradle
- Synonym: crud
- creel, fish trap, cage
- (archery) quiver
- Synonym: cwifr
- (figurative) belly, breast, torso
Mutation
edit| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| cawell | gawell | nghawell | chawell |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cawell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies