bwci

Welsh

Alternative forms

• mwci, pwci

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cf. bwg, bygwl and pwca. Possibly also related to English bogey or puck.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊkɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbʊki/

Noun

bwci m (plural bwcïod)

1. bogey, boggart, bugaboo, goblin

   Synonyms: bwgan, cythraul, Pwca

Derived terms

• bwcïaidd (“goblinish”)
• bwci bo (“bugaboo”)
• afal y bwci (“rosehip”)
• baw mwci (“burdock”)
• cloffrwyn y mwci (“great bindweed”)
• criafol y bwci (“dogrose hips”)
• marbls bwci (“oak apples, oak galls”)
• rhosyn bwci (“dogrose flower”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bwci

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bwci	fwci	mwci	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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