llaw

Welsh

Etymology

From Old Welsh lau, from Proto-Brythonic *lọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂.

Plural is literally dwy law (“two hands”), but is also used to refer to three or more hands.

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬaːu̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬau̯/

Noun

llaw f (plural dwylo or dwylaw)

  1. (anatomy) hand

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llaw law unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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