pwyll

Welsh (Colloquial)

/puːɨ̯ɬ/, /pʊi̯ɬ/

noun
Definitions
  • deliberation, consideration, care, caution
  • discretion, prudence, wisdom, patience, understanding, intelligence, perception, judgement, mind, wits, reason, (common common) sense, sanity
  • nature, disposition, temperament, spirit
  • meaning, significance, sense

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *puɨll inherited from Proto-Celtic *kʷēslā inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyt- (notice, observe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷeyt-

Gloss

notice, observe

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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