pupur
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Old English pipor, from Latin piper. Doublet of pybyr, directly from Latin.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɨ̞pɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪpɪr/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞pɨ̞r
Noun edit
pupur m (plural puprau)
- pepper (vegetable)
- (uncountable) pepper (spice and condiment)
Derived terms edit
- pupur a halen (“salt and pepper”)
- pupur y ddaear (“pillwort”)
- pupur y fagwyr (“wallpepper, biting stonecrop”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
pupur | bupur | mhupur | phupur |
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), “pupur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies