pengwin

Maltese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *kʷennom
Proto-Brythonic *penn
Welsh pen?
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.?
Proto-Celtic *windos
Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn
Welsh gwyn?
Proto-Indo-European *peyh₂-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.?
Latin pinguisder.?
English penguinbor.
Maltese pengwin

    Borrowed from English penguin. Doublet of pingwin, from Italian.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.ɡwɪn/
    • Rhymes: -ɛnɡwɪn

    Noun

    pengwin m (plural pengwini)

    1. alternative form of pingwin: penguin

    Welsh

    Etymology

    From English penguin, possibly from Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”) or Latin pinguis (“fat”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpɛŋɡwɪn/

    Noun

    pengwin m (plural pengwiniaid)

    1. penguin

    Mutation

    Mutated forms of pengwin
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    pengwin bengwin mhengwin phengwin

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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