bobol bach

Welsh

Etymology

pobol (“people”) +‎ bach (“little”), literally “little people”.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌbɔbɔl ˈbaːχ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌboːbɔl ˈbaːχ/, /ˌbɔbɔl ˈbaːχ/

Interjection

bobol bach

  1. An expression of shock or disbelief: good grief
    Synonym: bobol mawr

Mutation

Mutated forms of bobol bach
radical soft nasal aspirate
bobol bach fobol bach mobol bach unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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