amcan
Tarifit
Alternative forms
- amkan — Western Tarifit
Etymology
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مكان (mkān).
Welsh
Etymology
Equivalent to am- + an element derived from Proto-Indo-European *skey-.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈamkan/
Derived terms
- ar amcan (“at random”)
- amcangyfrif (“estimate”)
- amcanu (“to intend”)
- amcanus (“skillful, likely, purposed”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| amcan | unchanged | unchanged | hamcan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (4)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amcan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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