pwll

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pwll, from Proto-Brythonic *pull, from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Breton poull and Cornish, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic poll.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/, /puːɬ/
Rhymes: -ʊɬ

Noun

pwll m (plural pyllau)

pool, pond, puddle, pit

Derived terms

pwll nofio ("swimming pool")
pwll glo ("coal pit")
pwll tro ("whirlpool")

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pwll	bwll	mhwll	phwll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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