mwg

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See also: mẁg and MWG

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh mwc, from Proto-Celtic *muk- (compare Cornish mog, Breton mog (fire), moug (suffocation, asphyxiation), Old Irish múch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg-. Cognate with English smoke and Old Armenian մուխ (mux).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mwg m (plural mygau)

  1. smoke

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg fwg unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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