taglys
Welsh
Etymology
From tag (“choking”) + llys (“plant”).[1]
Noun
taglys m (uncountable)
- bindweed (plants of the families Convolvulaceae and Polygonaceae)[1][2]
- Synonyms: cynghafog, perthlys, cwlwm y coed
- especially field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)[1]
- Synonym: cwlwm y cythraul
- black bryony (Dioscorea communis, syn. Tamus communis)[2]
- Synonym: cwlwm y coed
- broomrape (Orobanche spp.)[1]
- Synonym: gorfanadl
- honeysuckle, woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum)[1]
- Synonym: gwyddfid
Derived terms
Calystegia
- taglys arfor (“sea bindweed”)
- taglys blewog (“hairy bindweed”)
- taglys mawr, taglys estron (“large bindweed”)
- taglys y perthi (“hedge bindweed”)
Fallopia
- taglys Tibet (“Russian vine”)
- taglys yr ŷd (“black bindweed”)
Other
- gwalch-wyfyn taglys (“convolvulus hawkmoth”)
- gwyfyn pedwar smotyn y taglys (“four-spotted moth, field bindweed moth”)
- rhesog y taglys (“spotted sulphur moth”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| taglys | daglys | nhaglys | thaglys |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “taglys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1 November 2025 (last accessed)), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1]