bachgen

== Welsh == === Etymology === From bach; the second element appears to be from Proto-Celtic *keneti, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-. Compare Welsh cenedl (“nation, tribe, clan, kindred”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaχɡɛn/, [ˈbaχkɛn] === Noun === bachgen m (plural bechgyn or bachgennod or bechgennod) boy, lad, youngster, servant, young man, son, child Synonym: hogyn (North Wales) man Synonym: dyn ==== Derived terms ==== achan (“mate”) bachan (“guy”) bachgennes f (“girl”) bachgennyn, bachgenyn (diminutive form) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bachgen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies