"llau" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ɬaɨ̯/ [North-Wales], /ɬai̯/ [South-Wales] Forms: lleuen [singulative], no-table-tags [table-tags], llau [mutation, mutation-radical], lau [mutation, mutation-soft]
Rhymes: -aɨ̯ Etymology: From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|lleu}} Middle Welsh lleu, {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*luwā}} Proto-Celtic *luwā, {{cog|br|laou}} Breton laou, {{cog|kw|low}} Cornish low, {{inh|cy|ine-pro|*lewH-}} Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, {{cog|en|louse}} English louse Head templates: {{cy-noun|f-p|lleuen}} llau f (collective, singulative lleuen) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. lice Tags: collective, feminine Categories (lifeform): Lice, Parasites Derived forms: cranclau (english: crab lice), llau pen (english: head lice), llau'r offeiriad (english: cleavers), lleuog (english: lousy)
    Sense id: en-llau-cy-noun-jF2LDtEk Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "lleu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh lleu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*luwā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *luwā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "laou"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton laou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "low"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish low",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "louse"
      },
      "expansion": "English louse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lleuen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "lleuen"
      },
      "expansion": "llau f (collective, singulative lleuen)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Lice",
          "orig": "cy:Lice",
          "parents": [
            "Insects",
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Parasites",
          "orig": "cy:Parasites",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "crab lice",
          "word": "cranclau"
        },
        {
          "english": "head lice",
          "word": "llau pen"
        },
        {
          "english": "cleavers",
          "word": "llau'r offeiriad"
        },
        {
          "english": "lousy",
          "word": "lleuog"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lice"
      ],
      "id": "en-llau-cy-noun-jF2LDtEk",
      "links": [
        [
          "lice",
          "louse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬaɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɨ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llau"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "crab lice",
      "word": "cranclau"
    },
    {
      "english": "head lice",
      "word": "llau pen"
    },
    {
      "english": "cleavers",
      "word": "llau'r offeiriad"
    },
    {
      "english": "lousy",
      "word": "lleuog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "lleu"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh lleu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*luwā"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *luwā",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "laou"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton laou",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "low"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish low",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*lewH-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *lewH-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "louse"
      },
      "expansion": "English louse",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lleuen",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "llau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lau",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-p",
        "2": "lleuen"
      },
      "expansion": "llau f (collective, singulative lleuen)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Rhymes:Welsh/aɨ̯",
        "Rhymes:Welsh/aɨ̯/1 syllable",
        "Welsh collective nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh feminine nouns",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "cy:Lice",
        "cy:Parasites"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lice"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lice",
          "louse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬaɨ̯/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɬai̯/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɨ̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "llau"
}

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