"bual" meaning in Welsh

See bual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɨ̞.al/ [North-Wales], /ˈbiː.al/ [South-Wales], /ˈbi.al/ [South-Wales] Forms: buail [plural], bualod [plural], bualau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bual [error-unrecognized-form], fual [soft], mual [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh bual, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Compare Breton bual. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|bual}} Middle Welsh bual, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*bʉβal}} Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, {{der|cy|la|būbalus}} Latin būbalus, {{der|cy|grc|βούβαλος}} Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos), {{cog|br|bual}} Breton bual Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|buail|pl2=bualod|pl3=bualau}} bual m (plural buail or bualod or bualau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (zoology) bison Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bual-cy-noun-aFDKpFG~ Categories (other): Zoology, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Bovines Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 32 31 20 11 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 13 11 3 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Bovines: 89 11 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. drinking horn Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bual-cy-noun-xaYaCG5i

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bual"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bual",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*bʉβal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "būbalus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin būbalus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βούβαλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bual"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bual",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bual, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Compare Breton bual.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buail",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bualod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bualau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "buail",
        "pl2": "bualod",
        "pl3": "bualau"
      },
      "expansion": "bual m (plural buail or bualod or bualau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Zoology",
          "orig": "cy:Zoology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 31 20 11 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 36 13 11 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Bovines",
          "orig": "cy:Bovines",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bison"
      ],
      "id": "en-bual-cy-noun-aFDKpFG~",
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "bison",
          "bison"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) bison"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drinking horn"
      ],
      "id": "en-bual-cy-noun-xaYaCG5i",
      "links": [
        [
          "drinking horn",
          "drinking horn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɨ̞.al/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiː.al/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbi.al/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bual"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Welsh countable nouns",
    "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
    "Welsh lemmas",
    "Welsh masculine nouns",
    "Welsh nouns",
    "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Welsh terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
    "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
    "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "cy:Bovines"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "bual"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh bual",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*bʉβal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "būbalus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin būbalus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βούβαλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "bual"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton bual",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh bual, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Compare Breton bual.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "buail",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bualod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bualau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mual",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "buail",
        "pl2": "bualod",
        "pl3": "bualau"
      },
      "expansion": "bual m (plural buail or bualod or bualau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "cy:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bison"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "bison",
          "bison"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(zoology) bison"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drinking horn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drinking horn",
          "drinking horn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɨ̞.al/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbiː.al/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbi.al/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bual"
}

Download raw JSONL data for bual meaning in Welsh (2.4kB)

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