pesychu
Welsh Edit
Etymology Edit
From pas (“cough”, noun) + -ychu,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kʷassos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂s- (“to cough”).[2]
Pronunciation Edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /pɛˈsəχɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /pɛˈsəχi/
- Rhymes: -əχɨ̞
Verb Edit
pesychu (first-person singular present pesychaf)
- to cough
- Dw i’n dal i besychu ar ôl y feirws ’na oedd gen i.
- I’m still coughing after that virus I had.
- Synonym: peswch (South Wales)
Derived terms Edit
- peswch (“a cough; to cough”)
Mutation Edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pesychu | besychu | mhesychu | phesychu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References Edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pesychu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pas”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies