gwamalu

Welsh

Etymology

From gwamal (“fickle, wavering”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈmalɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡwaˈma(ː)li/

Verb

gwamalu (first-person singular present gwamalaf)

1. (intransitive) to vacillate, to waver, to be capricious

   Synonyms: anwadalu, simsanu, bwhwman

2. (intransitive) to act or talk frivolously
   1. (transitive) to fritter, to squander

      Synonyms: gwastraffu, afradu

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwamalu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gwamalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies