pwll

See also: Pwll

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh pwll, from Proto-Brythonic *pull, from Old English pull, pyll (“tidal pool”) or Old Norse pollr (whence Icelandic pollur), from Proto-Germanic *pullaz (“pool”). Cognate with Breton poull and Cornish, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic poll.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /pʊɬ/, /puːɬ/
• Rhymes: -ʊɬ

Noun

pwll m (plural pyllau)

1. pool, pond, puddle, pit

Derived terms

• pwll nofio ("swimming pool")
• pwll glo ("coal pit")
• pwll tro ("whirlpool")

Mutation

Mutated forms of pwll

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
pwll	bwll	mhwll	phwll

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