awchu

Welsh

Etymology

awch (“point, edge”) +‎ -u.

Verb

awchu (first-person singular present awchaf)

  1. to sharpen, to whet
    Synonyms: hogi, miniogi, blaenllymu
  2. (figurative) to desire, to covet
    Synonyms: chwennych, blysio

Mutation

Mutated forms of awchu
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
awchu unchanged unchanged hawchu

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), “awchu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “awchu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.