mwsg
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English musk.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːsɡ/, [muːsk]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊsɡ/, [mʊsk]
- Rhymes: -ʊsɡ
Noun edit
mwsg m (uncountable)
- musk, scent
- musk, muskflower, monkeyflower (Erythranthe moschata)
- Synonym: mwsg yr epa
Derived terms edit
- cath fwsg (“civet cat”)
- llygoden y mwsg (“muskrat”)
- mwsg y ddaear, mwg y ddaear (“fumitory”)
- mwsg yr epa (“musk, monkeyflower”)
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| mwsg | fwsg | unchanged | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||