mwg

See also: mẁg and MWG

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh mwc, from Proto-Celtic *muk- (compare Cornish mog, Breton mog (“fire”), moug (“suffocation, asphyxiation”), Old Irish múch), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewg-. Cognate with English smoke and Old Armenian մուխ (mux).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muːɡ/
  • Rhymes: -uːɡ

Noun

mwg m (plural mygau)

  1. smoke

Derived terms
  • mwg drwg (“weed, marijuana”)
  • mwgfaen (“brimstone, sulphur”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
mwg fwg unchanged unchanged
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), “mwg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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