bual

English

Etymology

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Noun

bual (plural buals)

  1. A variety of madeira (wine) that is less sweet than malmsey

Anagrams

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic [Term?], borrowed from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Cognate with Welsh and Cornish bual.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːal/

Noun

bual m (plural bualed)

  1. buffalo

Inflection

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  Mutation of bual  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehard
singular bual vual unchanged pual
plural bualed vualed unchanged pualed

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh bual, from Proto-Brythonic *bʉβal, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Compare Breton bual.

Pronunciation

Noun

bual m (plural buail or bualod or bualau)

  1. (zoology) bison
  2. drinking horn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bual fual mual unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate bua (“termite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.al̪/

Noun

bual

  1. a termite

References
  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics
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