penigan

Welsh

Etymology

From pennig (“teat”) +‎ -an.

Noun

penigan m (plural penigau)

1. pink (flowering plant of the genus Dianthus)

Hyponyms

• penigan barfog (“sweet William”)
• penigan cyffredin (“common pink”)
• penigan epilgar (“childing pink”)
• penigan Ffrainc (“Jersey pink”)
• penigau pêr (“clove pink”)
• penigan toreithiog (“proliferous pink”)
• penigan y forwyn (“maiden pink”)
• penigan y porfeydd (“Deptford pink”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “penigan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies