clun

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See also: Clun, and člun

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh clun, from Proto-Brythonic *klʉn (“buttocks”) (whence Cornish clun and Breton klun (“buttocks”)), from Proto-Celtic *klounis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /klɨːn/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /kliːn/
Rhymes: -ɨːn

Noun

clun f (plural cluniau)

hip
thigh
Synonym: morddwyd

Mutation

Mutated forms of *clun*
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
clun	glun	nghlun	chlun

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

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