dueg

Balinese

Adjective

dueg (Balinese script ᬤᬸᬯᭂᬕ᭄) (medya)

  1. smart, clever
  2. good (at something)

Welsh

Etymology

From du (“black”) +‎ -eg. Compare black bile, traditionally believed to be secreted by the spleen.

Pronunciation

Noun

dueg f (plural duegau)

  1. spleen

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dueg
radical soft nasal aspirate
dueg ddueg nueg unchanged

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

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dueg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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