palf
Appearance
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin palma (“palm”).[1] Cognate with Cornish palv. Doublet of llaw.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]palf f or m (plural palfau)
Derived terms
[edit]- dan balfau, ym mhalfau (“in (someone's) clutches”)
- palf gŵydd (“goosefoot”)
- palf y blaidd (“stag's-horn clubmoss”)
- palf y gath bali (“ground-pine”)
- palf y llew (“lady's mantle; ground-ivy”)
- palf yr arth (“bear's foot, stinking hellebore”)
- palfog (“palmate”)
Mutation
[edit]radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
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palf | balf | mhalf | phalf |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.