porchell

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh porchell, from Proto-Brythonic *porxell, borrowed from Late Latin porcellus, a diminutive of Latin porcus. Cognate with Cornish porghel, porhel, Breton porc'hell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔrχɛɬ/

Noun

porchell m (plural perchyll)

1. piglet

Related terms

• baedd (“boar”)
• hwch (“sow”)
• moch (“pigs”)
• twrch (“barrow”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
porchell	borchell	mhorchell	phorchell
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), “porchell”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies