penigan

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word penigan. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word penigan, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say penigan in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word penigan you have here. The definition of the word penigan will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpenigan, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Welsh

Etymology

From pennig (“teat”) +‎ -an.

Noun

penigan m (plural penigau)

pink (flowering plant of the genus Dianthus)

Hyponyms

penigan barfog (“sweet William”)
penigan cyffredin (“common pink”)
penigan epilgar (“childing pink”)
penigan Ffrainc (“Jersey pink”)
penigau pêr (“clove pink”)
penigan toreithiog (“proliferous pink”)
penigan y forwyn (“maiden pink”)
penigan y porfeydd (“Deptford pink”)

Further reading

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “penigan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Wikious

Boobota

Sagapedia