tafol

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Welsh

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtavɔl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈta(ː)vɔl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *tawāl-. Compare Cornish tavol, Breton teol.

Noun

tafol f (collective, singulative tafolen)

dock, Rumex crispus

Derived terms

dail tafol (“dock leaves”)
tafol bachog (“hooked dock”)
tafol canolfain (“fiddle dock”)
tafol crych (“curled dock”)
tafol Mair (“clustered dock”)
tafol y dŵr (“great water dock”)
tafolog (“full of docks”)

Etymology 2

From Latin tabula.

Noun

tafol f (plural tafolau or tafolion)

(South Wales) balance, scales
Synonyms: clorian, mantol
(South Wales, figurative) balance
Synonym: clorian
(astronomy, astrology) Libra

Derived terms

tafoli (“to balance”)
yn y dafol (“in the balance”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *tafol*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tafol	dafol	nhafol	thafol

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

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