hwch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hux, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Compare English sow, Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará), Breton hoc'h (“swine”). Doublet of swch “plowshare; snout”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huːχ/
• Rhymes: -uːχ

Noun

hwch f (plural hychod, not mutable)

1. sow

See also

• baedd (“boar”)
• moch (“pigs”)
• porchell (“piglet”)
• twrch (“barrow”)
• cachu hwch