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carlwm

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Carlwm

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “cardd +‎ llwnc (“throat”) according to GPC.[1] However, no entry for carf and the sense of cardd (“shame”) doesn't seem to fit well. A more plausible source may be Proto-Indo-European *ḱormō (“weasel”), so ultimately cognate with English ermine. Compare also Romansch carmun (“weasel”), which may be a cognate or a loan from Celtic.”

Noun

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carlwm m (plural carlymiaid or carlymod)

  1. stoat, ermine (Mustela erminea)[2][3][4]

Synonyms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of carlwm
radical soft nasal aspirate
carlwm garlwm ngharlwm charlwm

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “carlwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “ermine”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “stoat”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
  4. ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1994), Creaduriaid Asgwrn-Cefn: pysgod, amffibiaid, ymlusgiaid, adar a mamaliaid [Vertebrates: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals] (Cyfres Enwau Creaduriaid a Planhigion; 1)‎[3] (in Welsh), Tal-y-bont: Y Lolfa, →ISBN, page 44