caribŵ

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English caribou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarɪbu/

Noun

caribŵ m or f (plural caribŵs or caribŵod)

  1. Alternate form of carw Llychlyn

Usage notes

Carw Llychlyn is the usual term to refer to "reindeer". Caribŵ is non-standard and is borrowed from English to refer to wild reindeer.

Mutation

Mutated forms of caribŵ
radical soft nasal aspirate
caribŵ garibŵ ngharibŵ charibŵ

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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