jyngl
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From English jungle, from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “uncultivated land”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jyngl m (plural jyngls, not mutable)
- jungle
- Mae pobl yn byw mewn jyngl concrid.
- People live in a concrete jungle.
Derived terms edit
- brân jyngl (“jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos”)
- gwybedog jyngl (“jungle flycatcher, Rhinomyias spp.”)
- preblyn jyngl (“jungle babbler, tree babbler”)
- troellwr jyngl (“(jungle) nightjar, Caprimulgus spp.”)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “jyngl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies