mwg

See also: mẁg and MWG

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh mwc, from Proto-Celtic *muk- (compare Cornish mog, Breton mog (“fire”), moug (“suffocation, asphyxiation”), Old Irish múch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg-. Cognate with English smoke and Old Armenian մուխ (mux).

Noun

mwg m (plural mygau)

  1. smoke
Derived terms
  • mwg drwg (“weed, marijuana”)
  • mwgfaen (“brimstone, sulphur”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of mwg
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg fwg unchanged unchanged

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

Etymology 2

Noun

mwg

  1. nasal mutation of bwg

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwg
radical soft nasal aspirate
bwg fwg mwg 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), “mwg”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “mwg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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