mwg

See also: mẁg and MWG

Translingual

Symbol

mwg

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Aiklep.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Aiklep terms

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːɡ/
• Rhymes: -uːɡ

Etymology 1

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).

Noun

mwg m (plural mygau)

1. smoke

Derived terms

• mwg drwg (“weed, marijuana”)
• mwgfaen (“brimstone, sulphur”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mwg	fwg	unchanged	unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

mwg

1. nasal mutation of bwg

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwg

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwg	fwg	mwg	unchanged

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

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “mwg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• 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