jyngl

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • jwngl

Etymology

From English jungle, from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “uncultivated land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒəŋɡl/, [ˈd͡ʒəŋɡl̩]
  • Rhymes: -əŋɡl

Noun

jyngl m (plural jyngls, not mutable)

  1. jungle
    Mae pobl yn byw mewn jyngl concrid.
    People live in a concrete jungle.

Derived terms
  • brân jyngl (“jungle crow, Corvus macrorhynchos”)
  • gwybedog jyngl (“jungle flycatcher, Rhinomyias spp.”)
  • preblyn jyngl (“jungle babbler, tree babbler”)
  • troellwr jyngl (“(jungle) nightjar, Caprimulgus spp.”)

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