bechingalw
Welsh
Etymology
Univerbation of be' ŷch chi'n galw (“what do you call [it]”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bechingalw m (not mutable)
- (South Wales, colloquial) thingy, whatchacallit, thingamajig, (something whose name one cannot recall)
Synonyms
- (North Wales) bethma, pethma
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bechingalw”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bechingalw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies