cariad

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Welsh cariad. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæɹiæd/ === Noun === cariad (plural cariads) (Wales) Darling. === Anagrams === -cardia, Cardia, acarid, cardia == Spanish == === Verb === cariad second-person plural imperative of cariar == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh caryat. By surface analysis, caru +‎ -iad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkarjad/ === Noun === cariad m (plural cariadau or cariadon) love, charity, affection (male) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, boyfriend ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== caru (“to love; to like”) === Noun === cariad f (plural cariadau or cariadon) (female) beloved (one); lover, sweetheart, darling, girlfriend === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cariad”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies