pwyllgor

Welsh

Etymology

pwyll (“deliberation”) +‎ côr (“choir; council”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpʊɨ̯ɬɡɔr/, [ˈpʰʊɨ̯ɬkɔr]
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpʊi̯ɬɡɔr/, [ˈpʰʊi̯ɬkɔr]
  • Rhymes: -ʊɨ̯ɬɡɔr

Noun

pwyllgor m (plural pwyllgorau)

  1. committee

Derived terms
  • pwyllgor adrannol (“departmental committee”)
  • pwyllgor brys (“emergency committee”)
  • pwyllgor cyllid (“finance committee”)
  • pwyllgor dethol (“select committee”)
  • pwyllgor gweinyddol (“executive committee”)
  • pwyllgor llywio (“steering committee”)
  • pwyllgor rheoli (“management committee”)
  • pwyllgor sefydlog (“standing committee”)
  • pwyllgor staffio (“staff committee”)
  • pwyllgor ymgynghorol (“advisory committee”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pwyllgor bwyllgor mhwyllgor phwyllgor
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pwyllgor”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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