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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh buch, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉx, in turn modified from *bʉ (“cow”) under the influence of other animal names ending with *-x, such as *bux (“goat”), *hux (“pig”), *mox (“pigs”) (compare Breton buoc’h, Cornish bugh), from Proto-Celtic *bāus (“ox”) (compare Middle Welsh bu, Old Irish bó), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws.
Pronunciation
Noun
buwch f (plural buchod)
- cow
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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