bethma

Welsh

Alternative forms

  • pethma

Etymology

Univerbation of beth 'ma (“what here”, “thing here”).

Pronunciation

Noun

bethma m (not mutable)

  1. (North Wales, colloquial) thingy, whatchacallit, thingamajig, (something whose name one cannot recall)

Synonyms

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bethma”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bethma”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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