baw diawl

Welsh

Etymology

Literally, “devil's dung”, possibly a calque of English devil's dung.

Noun

baw diawl m

  1. asafoetida (Ferula)
    Synonyms: asaffeta, drewgi

Mutation

Mutated forms of baw diawl
radical soft nasal aspirate
baw diawl faw diawl maw diawl unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “baw diawl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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