cengl

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === cyngl, cingl, cingel (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle Welsh keghel, from Old Welsh cigel, borrowed from Latin cingula, neuter plural (potentially mistaken as feminine singular) of cingulum (“girdle, belt”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛŋl/, [ˈkɛŋl̩], [ˈkɛŋɛl] Rhymes: -ɛŋl === Noun === cengl f (plural cenglau) girth (of a horse's saddle) Synonyms: tordres, bolrwymyn skein or hank (of yarn, thread) ==== Derived terms ==== cengliadur (“winding reel, yarnwindle”) llacio’r gengl (“to take a break”, literally “to slacken the girth”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “cengl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cengl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies