pumbys

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Welsh

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. five-fingered, having five fingers

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Noun

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pumbys pl or m

  1. fiveleaf, creeping cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans)
    Synonyms: pumnalen ymlysgol, llwynhidydd

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pumbys bumbys mhumbys phumbys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  • 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