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Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈbɔɡai̯l/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈboːɡai̯l/, /ˈbɔɡai̯l/
- Rhymes: -oːɡai̯l, -ɔɡai̯l
Noun[edit]
bogail m or f (plural bogeiliau or bogelau)
- (anatomy) navel, belly button.
- boss (e.g. on a shield), knob, stud
- (transport) hub of a wheel, nave
- middle, centre
- Synonyms: canol, canolbwynt
Derived terms[edit]
- bogail afuad (“liverwort navel mushroom”)
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| bogail | fogail | mogail | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bogail”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies