lludw

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === lludu === Etymology === From Middle Welsh lludw, lludu, from Proto-Brythonic *llʉdw, from Proto-Celtic *loutus, possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit उल्का (ulkā, “meteor, firebrand, torch”). Cognate with Breton ludu, Scottish Gaelic luath, Irish luath. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬɨ̞dʊ/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɬiːdu/, /ˈɬɪdu/ Rhymes: -ɨ̞dʊ === Noun === lludw m (uncountable) ash (from fire) ==== Derived terms ==== (North Wales) gwrach y lludw, pryf lludw (“woodlouse”) === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “lludw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies Monier Williams (1872), “उल्का ulkā”, in A Sanskṛit–English Dictionary: […], Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 218, column 3.