cwlwm

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Welsh

Alternative forms

clwm, cwlm

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish kolm, Breton koulm, skoulm.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊlʊm/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlʊm/, /ˈkʊlʊm/
Rhymes: -uːlʊm

Noun

cwlwm m (plural clymau or cylymau)^[1]

knot
(figuratively, between people) bond, tie
node, knot (in wood)
(astronomy, obsolete) node
Synonym: nod

Derived terms

clymu (“to tie, to knot”)
cwlwm caredig (“true lover's knot”)
(both moth and plant) cwlwm cariad (“true lover's knot”)
cwlwm dolen (“slip knot”)
cwlwm gwlwm, cwlwm penglwn (“double knot”)
cwlwm gwynt (“flatulence”)
cwlwm gwythi (“cramp, spasm”)
cwlwm mamgu (“granny knot”)
cwlwm perfedd (“constricted bowel, appendicitis”)
cwlwm priodas (“bond of matrimony”)
cwlwm rhedeg (“running knot”)
cwlwm tair (“group of three small objects”)
cwlwm y coed, cwlwm y gwŷdd (“black bryony”)
cwlwm yr asgwrn (“dog's mercury”)
ynghlwm (“attached”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cwlwm*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cwlwm	gwlwm	nghwlwm	chwlwm

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), “cwlwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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