penchwiban

Welsh

Etymology

pen (“head”) +‎ chwiban (“whistling, hissing”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

penchwiban (feminine singular penchwiban, plural penchwiban, equative mor benchwiban, comparative mwy penchwiban, superlative mwyaf penchwiban)

  1. flighty, fickle, frivolous, scatterbrained
    Synonyms: syn, gwacsaw, penysgafn, gwamal, anwadal, di-ddal, chwit-chwat
  2. silly, senseless, soft in the head
    Synonyms: gwirion, disynnwyr, penwan
  3. chatty, talkative
    Synonym: siaradus

Derived terms

  • penchwibandod (“frivolity”)

Noun

penchwiban m or f by sense (plural penchwibaniaid)

  1. frivolous person
  2. (uncountable) frivolity
    Synonym: penchwiban

Mutation

Mutated forms of penchwiban
radical soft nasal aspirate
penchwiban benchwiban mhenchwiban phenchwiban

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “penchwiban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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