pegwn

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Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɡʊn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːɡʊn/, /ˈpɛɡʊn/
Rhymes: -ɛɡʊn

Etymology 1

Perhaps related to peg, borrowed from English peg.^[1]

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegynau or pegwnau)

pole, axis
Synonyms: polyn, echelin

Derived terms

deubegwn (“bipole, bipolar”)
o begwn i begwn (“from pole to pole”)
pegwn magnetig (“magnetic pole”)
pegwn negyddol (“negative pole”)
pegwn positif (“positive pole”)
pegwn wybrennol (“celestial pole”)
Pegwn y De (“South Pole”)
Pegwn y Gogledd (“North Pole”)
pegynol (“polar”)
seren y pegwn (“pole star”)

Etymology 2

Noun

pegwn m (plural pegwnau)

Alternative form of begwn (“beacon”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *pegwn*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pegwn	begwn	mhegwn	phegwn

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

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