pupur
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Welsh
Etymology
From Old English pipor, from Latin piper. Doublet of pybyr, directly from Latin.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɨ̞pɨ̞r/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpɪpɪr/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞pɨ̞r
Noun
pupur m (plural puprau)
- pepper (vegetable)
- (uncountable) pepper (spice and condiment)
Derived terms
- pupur a halen (“salt and pepper”)
- pupur y ddaear (“pillwort”)
- pupur y fagwyr (“wallpepper, biting stonecrop”)
- (rare) pupurfintys (“peppermint”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| pupur | bupur | mhupur | phupur |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pupur”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies