ar y gwëyll
Welsh
Alternative forms
- ar y gweill
Etymology
Literally "on the knitting needles".
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌar ə ˈɡweː.ɨ̞ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌar ə ˈɡweː.ɪɬ/
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) in progress, underway, on the stocks
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwäell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies