pen-ôl

See also: penol and pen ôl

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • pen ôl

Etymology

Univerbation of pen (“head”) +‎ ôl (“ôl”).

Noun

pen-ôl m (plural penolau or pennau ôl)

  1. backside, bottom, buttocks
    Synonym: (vulgar) tin
  2. rear, end
    Synonyms: starn, diwedd

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of pen-ôl
radical soft nasal aspirate
pen-ôl ben-ôl mhen-ôl phen-ôl

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “pen-ôl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pen-ôl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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