mwsg
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Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English musk.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /muːsɡ/, [muːsk]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mʊsɡ/, [mʊsk]
- Rhymes: -ʊsɡ
Noun
[edit]mwsg m (uncountable)
- musk, scent
- musk, muskflower, monkeyflower (Erythranthe moschata)
- Synonym: mwsg yr epa
Derived terms
[edit]- cath fwsg (“civet cat”)
- llygoden y mwsg (“muskrat”)
- mwsg y ddaear, mwg y ddaear (“fumitory”)
- mwsg yr epa (“musk, monkeyflower”)
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
mwsg | fwsg | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |