llygad

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh llygat, from Old Welsh licat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”). Cognate with Cornish lagas (“eye”), Breton lagad (“eye”), Sanskrit लोचन (locana, “eye”)

Pronunciation

(standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəɡad/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɨ̞ɡad/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪɡad/
Rhymes: -əɡad

Noun

llygad f (plural llygaid or llygadau)

eye
seam of slate

Derived terms

afal (y) llygad, pelen y llygad (“eyeball”)
llygad cwsg (“opium poppy”)
mablygad (“pupil”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *llygad*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llygad	lygad	unchanged	unchanged

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

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