"paun" meaning in Welsh

See paun in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /paɨ̯n/ [North-Wales], /pai̯n/ [South-Wales] Forms: peunod [plural], peunes [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], paun [error-unrecognized-form], baun [soft], mhaun [error-unrecognized-form], phaun [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic), from Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn (compare Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun), from Latin pāvō. Etymology templates: {{der|cy|wlm|paun|pos=disyllabic}} Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic), {{der|cy|cel-bry-pro|*pawʉn}} Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn, {{cog|oco,xbm,br|paun}} Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun, {{der|cy|la|pāvō}} Latin pāvō Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|peunod|f=peunes}} paun m (plural peunod, feminine peunes) Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. peacock Tags: masculine Derived forms: cyn falched â phaun (english: as proud as a peacock), mantell paun (english: peacock (butterfly), Inachis io), mor falch â phaun (english: as proud as a peacock), peunaidd (english: peacock-like), peunes (english: peahen), peunog (english: peacock (butterfly))

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "paun",
        "pos": "disyllabic"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*pawʉn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco,xbm,br",
        "2": "paun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pāvō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pāvō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic), from Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn (compare Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun), from Latin pāvō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peunod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peunes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhaun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phaun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "peunod",
        "f": "peunes"
      },
      "expansion": "paun m (plural peunod, feminine peunes)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Fowls",
          "orig": "cy:Fowls",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Male animals",
          "orig": "cy:Male animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "as proud as a peacock",
          "word": "cyn falched â phaun"
        },
        {
          "english": "peacock (butterfly), Inachis io",
          "word": "mantell paun"
        },
        {
          "english": "as proud as a peacock",
          "word": "mor falch â phaun"
        },
        {
          "english": "peacock-like",
          "word": "peunaidd"
        },
        {
          "english": "peahen",
          "word": "peunes"
        },
        {
          "english": "peacock (butterfly)",
          "word": "peunog"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "peacock"
      ],
      "id": "en-paun-cy-noun-oJXHcT4z",
      "links": [
        [
          "peacock",
          "peacock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pai̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paun"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "as proud as a peacock",
      "word": "cyn falched â phaun"
    },
    {
      "english": "peacock (butterfly), Inachis io",
      "word": "mantell paun"
    },
    {
      "english": "as proud as a peacock",
      "word": "mor falch â phaun"
    },
    {
      "english": "peacock-like",
      "word": "peunaidd"
    },
    {
      "english": "peahen",
      "word": "peunes"
    },
    {
      "english": "peacock (butterfly)",
      "word": "peunog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "paun",
        "pos": "disyllabic"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cel-bry-pro",
        "3": "*pawʉn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oco,xbm,br",
        "2": "paun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "pāvō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin pāvō",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh paun (disyllabic), from Proto-Brythonic *pawʉn (compare Old Cornish, Middle Breton, and Breton paun), from Latin pāvō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peunod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peunes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cy-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mhaun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phaun",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "peunod",
        "f": "peunes"
      },
      "expansion": "paun m (plural peunod, feminine peunes)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "cy-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh terms derived from Latin",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "cy:Fowls",
        "cy:Male animals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "peacock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peacock",
          "peacock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/paɨ̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pai̯n/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "paun"
}

Download raw JSONL data for paun meaning in Welsh (2.3kB)

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  ],
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  "trace": ""
}

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

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