pwyll

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨll, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyt- (“to notice”). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्त (citta, “thinking, thought”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

pwyll m or f (uncountable)

  1. deliberation, consideration, care, caution
  2. discretion, prudence, wisdom, patience, understanding, intelligence, perception, judgement, mind, wits, reason, (common) sense, sanity
  3. nature, disposition, temperament, spirit
  4. meaning, significance, sense

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
pwyll bwyll mhwyll phwyll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwyll”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 95 ii (2)
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