leilac

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English laylock, a variant of lilac. Ultimately from Arabic لِيلَك (līlak).

Pronunciation

Noun

leilac m or f (not mutable)

  1. alternative form of lelog (“lilac”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of leilac
radical soft nasal aspirate
leilac unchanged unchanged unchanged

Further reading

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