gweli

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Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish guely, from Old Cornish gueli, from Proto-Brythonic *gwölɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *uɸo-legyom. Cognate with Breton gwele and Welsh gwely.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛli/

Noun

gweli m (plural gweliow)

bed
(mining) shelf (firm rock nearest the surface)

Derived terms

amari gweli (“bedside cabinet”)
gweli baban (“cot”)
gweli bynk (“bunk bed”)
gweli dydh (“sofa”)
gweli res (“pram”)
gwelivedh, gwelivedhes (“midwife”)
gwelivos (“labour”)
lien gweli (“bedsheet”)
liennyow gweli (“bedding”)
prys gweli (“bedtime”)

Related terms

chambour (“bedroom”)

Mutation

Mutation of *gweli*
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
gweli	weli	unchanged	kweli	hweli	weli

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

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