llygad

Welsh

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llygad penglog talcen ymennydd ael llygad gwefus trwyn ceg gên boch clust arlais gwddf or llwnc gwddf gwar
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh llygat, from Old Welsh licat, from Proto-Brythonic *llugad, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“to see”). Cognate with Cornish lagas (“eye”), Breton lagad (“eye”), Sanskrit लोचन (locana, “eye”)

Pronunciation

• (standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬəɡad/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɨ̞ɡad/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɬɪɡad/
• Rhymes: -əɡad

Noun

llygad f (plural llygaid or llygadau)

1. eye
2. seam of slate

Derived terms

• afal (y) llygad, pelen y llygad (“eyeball”)
• llygad cwsg (“opium poppy”)
• mablygad (“pupil”)

Mutation

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

References

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