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Welsh
Etymology
Back-formation from peilliaid, ultimately derived from Latin pollen (“fine flour”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paill m (plural peilliau)
- pollen
- Synonym: manflawd
2024, “Cylchred bywyd planhigyn”, in Gwyddoniaeth — Pethau byw — Planhigion, BBC Bitesize, archived from the original on 2024-02-07, retrieved 2024-02-07:Mae blodau yn cynhyrchu celloedd gwryw o'r enw paill a chelloedd benyw o'r enw ofwlau (wyau).- Flowers produce male cells called pollen and female cells called ovules (eggs).
- flour
- Synonyms: blawd, can, fflŵr
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
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References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “paill”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies