pigfelyn

Welsh

Etymology

pig (“beak”) +‎ melyn (“yellow”)

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /pɨ̞ɡˈvɛlɨ̞n/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /pɪɡˈveːlɪn/, /pɪɡˈvɛlɪn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n

Adjective

pigfelyn (feminine singular pigfelyn, plural pigfelyn, not comparable)

  1. yellow-beaked

Derived terms

  • picoch (“red-beaked”)
  • pigddu (“black-beaked”)
  • piglas (“blue-beaked”)
  • piglwyd (“grey-beaked”)
  • pigwyn (“white-beaked”)
  • pigwyrdd (“green-beaked”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pigfelyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
pigfelyn bigfelyn mhigfelyn phigfelyn

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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