pabi
Comanche
Noun
pabi (following a vowel -babi)
- older brother
See also
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English papy, popy, ultimately from Latin papāver.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpabɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)bi/
Noun
pabi m (plural pabïau)
Derived terms
- pabi bychan (“long prickly-headed poppy”)
- pabi coch, pabi'r gwenith, pabi gwyllt (“red poppy, common poppy”)
- pabi corniog (“horned poppy”)
- pabi crynben gwrychog (“round prickly-headed poppy”)
- pabi crynben pigog (“round prickly-headed poppy”)
- pabi Cymreig, pabi melyn (“Welsh poppy”)
- pabi dof, pabi gwyn, pabi opiwm, pabi'r gardd, pabi'r gerddi (“opium poppy, white poppy”)
- pabi du (“black poppy”)
- pabi gwrychog (“rough poppy”)
- pabi hirben gwrychog (“long prickly-headed poppy”)
- pabi hirben llyfn (“long-haired poppy”)
- pen pabi (“poppy head”)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| pabi | babi | mhabi | phabi |
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), “pabi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies