jyngl

Welsh

Alternative forms

• jwngl
• jwngwl

Etymology

From English jungle, from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “uncultivated land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəŋɡl/, [ˈd͡ʒəŋɡl̩]
• Rhymes: -əŋɡl

Noun

jyngl m (plural jyngls, not mutable)

1. jungle

   Mae pobl yn byw mewn jyngl concrid.

   People live in a concrete jungle.

Derived terms

• brân jyngl (“jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos”)
• gwybedog jyngl (“jungle flycatcher, Rhinomyias spp.”)
• preblyn jyngl (“jungle babbler, tree babbler”)
• troellwr jyngl (“(jungle) nightjar, Caprimulgus spp.”)

References

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