"calon" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkalɔn/ Audio: Cy-calon.ogg Forms: calonnau [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], calon [error-unrecognized-form], galon [soft], nghalon [error-unrecognized-form], chalon [error-unrecognized-form]
Rhymes: -alɔn Etymology: From Middle Welsh callon, from Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, from Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”). Cognate with Breton kalon. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|callon}} Middle Welsh callon, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kalwon}} Proto-Brythonic *kalwon, {{inh|cy|cel-pro||*kalwond-|t=heart}} Proto-Celtic *kalwond- (“heart”), {{cog|br|kalon}} Breton kalon Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|calonnau}} calon f (plural calonnau) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. (anatomy) heart
    core (of apple, cabbage, etc.)
    Tags: feminine Synonyms: craidd, canol, cnewyllyn
    Sense id: en-calon-cy-noun-zUT-7lP2 Categories (other): Anatomy, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Body parts, Emotions Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Body parts: 48 48 3 2 Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 16 34 34 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) heart
    center, inner or hidden part
    Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-calon-cy-noun-okA3LoRE Categories (other): Anatomy, Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Body parts, Emotions Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Body parts: 48 48 3 2 Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 16 34 34 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
    courage, spirit, manliness, confidence
    Tags: feminine, figuratively Synonyms: calondid, dewrder
    Sense id: en-calon-cy-noun-4fmSeLB6 Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 16 34 34
  4. (figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.
    heart or fertility (of land)
    Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-calon-cy-noun-d3XYTE7a Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 23 23 Disambiguation of Emotions: 16 16 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ataliad y galon (english: cardiac arrest), calon afal (english: apple core), calondid (english: courage), calonnog (english: hearty), cystudd calon (english: heartache), digalon, gwangalon (english: disheartened), gwan ei galon a gyll (english: he who hesitates is lost), methiant y galon, pall ar y galon (english: heart failure), rheolydd calon (english: pacemaker), tor calon (english: broken heart), toriad calon (english: heartbreak), trawiad ar y galon (english: heart attack)

Inflected forms

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        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "emotion",
          "emotion"
        ],
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ],
        [
          "thought",
          "thought"
        ],
        [
          "intent",
          "intent"
        ],
        [
          "secret",
          "secret"
        ],
        [
          "fertility",
          "fertility"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) seat of feeling, affection, will, and intellect; one's inmost being, the soul, the spirit; true emotion, mind, thought, intent, secret, etc.",
        "heart or fertility (of land)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkalɔn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Cy-calon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/61/Cy-calon.ogg/Cy-calon.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Cy-calon.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alɔn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calon"
}

Download raw JSONL data for calon meaning in Welsh (5.4kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: calon/Welsh 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "calon"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "calon",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: calon/Welsh 'nasal' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "calon"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "calon",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: calon/Welsh 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'error-unrecognized-form'}",
  "path": [
    "calon"
  ],
  "section": "Welsh",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "calon",
  "trace": ""
}

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