hêl

See also: hel, Hel, hél, heł, he'l, and -hel

Arem

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hæːl]

Numeral

hêl

1. two

Further reading

• Michel Ferlus, 2014, Arem, a Vietic Language, Mon-Khmer Studies 43.1-15, page 5

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

• hê

Etymology

From Dutch heel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hel/, [heːɫ]

Adverb

hêl

1. very

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heːl/
• Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from dialectal English hale.

Noun

hêl m (plural helau or heloedd, not mutable)

1. meadow, moor, marsh

   Synonyms: dôl, morfa, rhos

Derived terms

• malw'r hêl (“marsh mallow (plant)”)
• perllys yr hêl (“wild celery”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
hêl	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Etymology 2

Noun

hêl

1. h-prothesized form of êl (“aim”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
êl	unchanged	unchanged	hêl
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), “hêl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies