hêl

See also: hel, Hel, hél, heł, he'l, and -hel

Arem

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar; cognate with Vietnamese hai.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hæːl]

Numeral

hêl

  1. two

Further reading

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch heel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hel/, [heːɫ]

Adverb

hêl

  1. very

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heːl/
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Etymology 1

Borrowed from dialectal English hale.

Noun

hêl m (plural helau or heloedd, not mutable)

  1. meadow, moor, marsh
    Synonyms: dôl, morfa, rhos
Derived terms
  • malw'r hêl (“marsh mallow (plant)”)
  • perllys yr hêl (“wild celery”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
hêl unchanged unchanged unchanged

Noun

hêl

  1. h-prothesized form of êl (“aim”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
êl unchanged unchanged hêl
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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