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Northern Kurdish
Etymology
From an earlier *bêl, related to Persian بیل (bil).
Pronunciation
Noun
bêr f
- shovel
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh ber, from Proto-Brythonic *ber, from Proto-Celtic *beru (“spit”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bêr m or f (plural berau or beri)
- spear, lance
- spit, skewer
- that which is held by a skewer
- (typography) dagger, obelus (†)
- (typography) double dagger, diesis, double obelus (‡)
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Noun
bêr
- Soft mutation of pêr.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bêr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies