mwsg
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English musk.[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːsɡ/, [muːsk]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊsɡ/, [mʊsk]
- Rhymes: -ʊsɡ
Noun
mwsg m (uncountable)
- musk, scent
- musk, muskflower, monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttatus syn. Mimulus guttatus)
- Synonym: blodyn mwnci
Derived terms
- cath fwsg (“civet cat”)
- llygod y mwsg (“muskrats”)
- mwsg y ddaear, mwg y ddaear (“fumitory”)
- mwsg yr epa (“musk, monkeyflower”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| mwsg | fwsg | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.