hugan

See also: hùgǎn

Welsh

Hugan

Alternative forms

hucan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Possibly from a diminutive of hug (“hooded cloak”), borrowed from Old French huque (“hooded cloak”), either directly or via Middle English huke.[1][2]

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˌhɨ̞ɡan/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈhiːɡan/, /ˈhɪɡan/
Rhymes: -ɨ̞ɡan

Noun

hugan f (plural huganod, not mutable)

northern gannet, gannet (Morus bassanus)[3]

Synonyms

gŵydd lygadlan
gŵydd y weilgi
gwylan fawr
gwylanwydd
llwynogwydd
mulfran lwyd
mulfran wen

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hucan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hug”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13

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

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

[3] Peter Hayman, Rob Hume (2004) Iolo Williams, transl., Llyfr Adar Iolo Williams: Cymru ac Ewrop (in Welsh), Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, →ISBN, page 13