mawl

Welsh

Etymology

Back-formation from moli (“to praise, to extol”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mau̯l/

Noun

mawl m (uncountable)

praise, adulation, exaltation
Synonyms: clod, moliant, canmoliaeth, clodforedd

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
mawl	fawl	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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