twrch
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *torkos (compare Cornish torgh, Breton tourc’h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc), from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut”) (compare Avestan 𐬚𐬡𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (θβərəsa, “piglet”), 𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯 (θβarəs, “to dig, whittle”), Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʊrχ/
Synonyms
- (boar): baedd
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