hwch

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *hux, from Proto-Celtic *sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European *suH-.

Compare English sow, Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará), Breton hoc'h (“swine”). Doublet of swch “plowshare; snout”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /huːχ/
Rhymes: -uːχ

Noun

hwch f (plural hychod, not mutable)

sow

See also

baedd (“boar”)
moch (“pigs”)
porchell (“piglet”)
twrch (“barrow”)
cachu hwch

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