cornbig
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Welsh
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]corn ("horn") + pig ("beak, bill"). In the sense of hornbill , a calque of English hornbill .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]cornbig m (plural cornbigau )
- garfish (Belone belone )[1] [2] [3]
- Synonyms: môr-nodwydd , nodwydd y môr , carrai fôr
- hornbill (Bucerotidae )[4]
Derived terms
[edit ]- cornbig bach du ("black dwarf hornbill")
- cornbig bach picoch ("red-billed dwarf hornbill")
- cornbig bach Swlawesi ("Temminck's hornbill")
- cornbig du ("black hornbill")
Mutation
[edit ]| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornbig | gornbig | nghornbig | chornbig |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit ]- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), "Y Bywiadur", in Llên natur[1] , retrieved 20 February 2025
- ^ D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), "cornbig", in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), "cornbig", in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), "Y Bywiadur", in Llên natur[2] , retrieved 20 February 2025
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