sumbol
Cebuano
Etymology
Blend of sumpay (“attachment, connection; to connect, to join”) + bulbol (“pubic hair”), from the Cebuano phrase sumpay sa bulbol.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sum‧bol
Noun
sumbol
- (colloquial) a vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a man's abdomen from pubic hair to navel; treasure trail, happy trail
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɨ̞mbɔl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmbɔl/
Usage notes
Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.
Derived terms
- sumbolaeth (“symbolism”)
- sumbolaidd (“symbolic”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sumbol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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