cornbig
Welsh
Etymology
From corn (“horn”) + pig (“beak, bill”). In the sense of hornbill, a calque of English hornbill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔrnbɪɡ/
Noun
cornbig m (plural cornbigau)
- garfish (Belone belone)[1][2][3]
- Synonyms: môr-nodwydd, nodwydd y môr, carrai fôr
- hornbill (Bucerotidae)[4]
Derived terms
- cornbig bach du (“black dwarf hornbill”)
- cornbig bach picoch (“red-billed dwarf hornbill”)
- cornbig bach Swlawesi (“Temminck's hornbill”)
- cornbig du (“black hornbill”)
Mutation
| 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
- ^ Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2018), “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[1], archived from the original on 29 September 2026
- ^ 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], archived from the original on 29 September 2026