pumbys

Welsh

Etymology

Univerbation of pum (“five”) +‎ bys (“finger”).

Adjective

pumbys (feminine singular pumbys, plural pumbys, not comparable)

1. five-fingered, having five fingers

Derived terms

• cegid pumbys (“cowbane”)

Noun

pumbys pl or m

1. fiveleaf, creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)

   Synonyms: pumnalen ymlysgol, llwynhidydd

Derived terms

• daily y pumbys, llysiau'r pumbys (“ creeping cinquefoil”)
• pumbys Mair (“globeflower”)
• pumbys yr Alban (“creeping Sibbaldia”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of pumbys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pumbys	bumbys	mhumbys	phumbys

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), “pumbys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies