salwch
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom sâl (“ill, sick”) + -wch.
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsalʊχ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsaːlʊχ/, /ˈsalʊχ/
- Rhymes: -alʊχ
Noun
editsalwch m (uncountable, not mutable)
Derived terms
edit- budd-dal salwch (“sickness benefit”)
- nodyn salwch (“sick note”)
- salwch bore (“morning sickness”)
- salwch llym (“acute illness”)
- salwch môr (“seasickness”)
- salwch mynydd (“altitude sickness”)
- salwch teithio (“travel sickness”)
- salwch ymbelydredd (“radiation sickness”)
- tâl salwch (“sick pay”)
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “salwch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies