mawl

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from moli (“to praise, to extol”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mau̯l/

Noun

mawl m (uncountable)

  1. praise, adulation, exaltation
    Synonyms: clod, moliant, canmoliaeth, clodforedd

Derived terms

Verb

mawl

  1. (literary) third-person singular present indicative/future of moli

Mutation

Mutated forms of mawl
radical soft nasal aspirate
mawl fawl unchanged unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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