maharen
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From earlier maharaen from marahwyn (cf. halen (“salt”) from halaen from halwyn). The first half of the word may be related to mehyr (“spear”) and the second element to oen (“lamb”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /maˈharɛn/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /maˈharan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /maˈhaːrɛn/, /maˈharɛn/
Noun edit
maharen m (plural meheryn)
- (North Wales) a ram, a male sheep
- Synonym: hwrdd
Derived terms edit
- capel maharen (“resorting to the mountain during the hours of divine service”)
- cachar maharen (“tying up a person while in a squatting position”)
- llygad maharen (“limpet”)
- maharen y gloch (“bellwether”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| maharen | faharen | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maharen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies