maharen
Welsh
editEtymology
editFrom earlier maharaen from marahwyn, cf. halen (“salt”) from halaen from halwyn. The first half of the word may be related to mehyr (“spear”) and the second element to oen (“lamb”).
Pronunciation
edit- (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /maˈharɛn/
- (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /maˈharan/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /maˈhaːrɛn/, /maˈharɛn/
Noun
editmaharen m (plural meheryn)
- (North Wales) a ram, a male sheep
- Synonym: hwrdd
Derived terms
edit- capel maharen (“resorting to the mountain during the hours of divine service”)
- cachar maharen (“tying up a person while in a squatting position”)
- llygad maharen (“limpet”)
- maharen y gloch (“bellwether”)
Mutation
editWelsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
maharen | faharen | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “maharen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies