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Welsh
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Etymology 1
Noun
alaw f or m or pl (plural alawau)
- (botany) white water lily (Nymphaea alba)[1]
- (literary) any water lily (Nymphaeaceae)[2]
- Synonym: lili'r dŵr
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
alaw f (plural alawon, diminutive alawen)
- tune, air, melody
- Synonyms: tiwn, tôn, melodi
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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References
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2003) Planhigion Blodeuol, Conwydd a Rhedyn [Flowering Plants, Conifers and Ferns] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 2) (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 8
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “alaw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies