codlyg

Welsh

Etymology

From cod (“pouch”) +‎ llyg (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

Noun

codlyg f (plural codlygod)

  1. hamster (Cricetidae)

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of codlyg
radical soft nasal aspirate
codlyg godlyg nghodlyg chodlyg

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

Further reading

  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “hamster”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
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