pabi

Comanche

Noun

pabi (following a vowel -babi)

older brother

See also

tami

Welsh

Pabïau

Etymology

Middle English papy, popy, ultimately from Latin papāver.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpabɪ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpaːbi/, /ˈpabi/

Noun

pabi m (plural pabïau)

poppy (flowering plant of genus Papaver or Meconopsis)

Derived terms

papi coch (“common poppy, Papaver rhoeas”)
papi Cymreig (“Welsh poppy, Papaver cambricum”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pabi	babi	mhabi	phabi
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–present), “pabi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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