pumbys

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of pum (“five”) +‎ bys (“finger”).

Adjective

pumbys (feminine singular pumbys, plural pumbys, not comparable)

  1. five-fingered, having five fingers

Derived terms

Noun

pumbys pl or m

  1. fiveleaf, creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)
    Synonyms: pumnalen ymlysgol, llwynhidydd

Derived terms

  • daily y pumbys, llysiau'r pumbys (“ creeping cinquefoil”)
  • pumbys Mair (“globeflower”)
  • pumbys yr Alban (“creeping Sibbaldia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pumbys
radical soft nasal aspirate
pumbys bumbys mhumbys phumbys

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

References

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