dueg

Balinese

Adjective

dueg (Balinese script ᬤᬸᬯᭂᬕ᭄) (medya)

1. smart, clever
2. good (at something)

Welsh

Etymology

From du (“black”) +‎ -eg. Compare black bile, traditionally believed to be secreted by the spleen.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdɨː.ɛɡ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈdiː.ɛɡ/

Noun

dueg f (plural duegau)

1. spleen

Derived terms

• duegredyn (“spleenworts”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dueg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
dueg	ddueg	nueg	unchanged

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