dryll

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *drus-lyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews-lo-, from *dʰrews- (“to break into pieces”), which appears to be related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰrā́ks (“dregs, sediment”). Cognate with Cornish dral, Middle Breton druill, and, outside of Celtic, Lithuanian druskà (“salt”); see the Lithuanian for more. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /drɨ̞ɬ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /drɪɬ/ Rhymes: -ɨ̞ɬ === Noun === dryll m (plural drylliau, diminutive dryllyn) gun, firearm Synonyms: gwn, magnel broken-off piece, fragment, shard Synonyms: darn, talch ==== Derived terms ==== dryllio (“to shatter”) drylliog (“shattered, in pieces”) ==== Compounds ==== dryll aer (“air gun”) dryll dŵr (“squirt gun”) dryll saethu (“shotgun”) dryll tân (“firearm”) llawddryll (“handgun”) peirianddryll, dryll peiriannol (“machine gun”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “dryll”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin