bywyn

Welsh

Etymology

byw (“alive, living”) +‎ -yn.

Pronunciation

Noun

bywyn m

  1. soft inner part, pith, pulp
    Synonyms: mwydyn, pabwyryn
  2. crumb (soft internal part of bread)
    Synonym: mwydyn
  3. core
    Synonyms: calon, craidd
  4. frog (part of a horse's hoof)
    Synonym: gwennol

Mutation

Mutated forms of bywyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
bywyn fywyn mywyn unchanged

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), “bywyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bywyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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