croenliw

Welsh

Etymology

croen (“skin”) +‎ lliw (“color”)

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔɨ̯nlɪu̯/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔi̯nlɪu̯/

Adjective

croenliw (feminine singular croenliw, plural croenliw, not comparable)

of colour (non-white)

Usage notes

A new term coined as an umbrella adjective for all people except those solely of European heritage, to correspond to the modern use of the term of colour in English.

Derived terms

dyn croenliw (“man of colour”)
menyw groenliw (“woman of colour”)
pobl groenliw (“people of colour”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
croenliw	groenliw	nghroenliw	chroenliw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.