lwyn
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /luːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /lʊi̯n/
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French loigne or Middle English loyne, ultimately from Latin lumbus (“loin”).
Noun
lwyn f (plural lwynau, not mutable)
- (anatomy) loins (of human being or animal)
- Synonym: ystlys
- (cooking) loin
- (figuratively, biblical)
- the loins as the part of the body about which the clothes were bound, a sword fastened, etc.
- the loins as the seat of physical strength and of generative power
Alternative forms
- llwyn