"cyffylog" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈfəlɔɡ/ Forms: cyffylogod [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], cyffylog [mutation, mutation-radical], gyffylog [mutation, mutation-soft], nghyffylog [mutation, mutation-nasal], chyffylog [mutation, mutation-aspirate]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh cyffylog, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, thought to be equivalent to ceffyl (“horse”) + -og due to the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse, cf. the common snipe referred to in English as the horse gowk, or as gafr y corsydd (“the marsh goat”) in Welsh for a similar phenomenon. Cognate with Cornish kevelek and Breton kefeleg. Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|cyffylog}} Middle Welsh cyffylog, {{inh|cy|cel-bry-pro|*kėfɨlọg}} Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, {{suffix|cy|ceffyl|-og|t1=horse}} ceffyl (“horse”) + -og, {{l|cy|gafr y corsydd||the marsh goat}} gafr y corsydd (“the marsh goat”), {{cog|kw|kevelek}} Cornish kevelek, {{cog|br|kefeleg}} Breton kefeleg Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|cyffylogod}} cyffylog m (plural cyffylogod) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. woodcock Wikipedia link: cy:cyffylog Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids Derived forms: nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog (english: one doesn't buy a woodcock by looking at its beak; never judge a book by its cover)
    Sense id: en-cyffylog-cy-noun-WVzFYtSu Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header, Welsh terms suffixed with -og

Inflected forms

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      "name": "suffix"
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      "name": "l"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "cyffylogod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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          "english": "one doesn't buy a woodcock by looking at its beak; never judge a book by its cover",
          "word": "nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "/kəˈfəlɔɡ/"
    }
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      "word": "nid wrth ei big y mae prynu cyffylog"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
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        "1": "br",
        "2": "kefeleg"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation",
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      ]
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      "source": "mutation",
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        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Welsh terms suffixed with -og",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/kəˈfəlɔɡ/"
    }
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}

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