picwns

Welsh

Etymology

Related to pipgwn (“wasps”), namely pib (“pipe”) +‎ cŵn (“dogs”), possibly under the influence of pig (“prickle, spike, sting”). See also piffgwn (“wasps”).

Pronunciation

Noun

picwns f (collective, singulative picwnen)

  1. (South Wales) wasps
    Synonyms: cacwn, gwenyn meirch

Usage notes

The word used for various kinds of wasp, bee and hornet in Welsh can vary greatly from area to area.

Mutation

Mutated forms of picwns
radical soft nasal aspirate
picwns bicwns mhicwns phicwns

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

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “picwn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.