gwamalu
Welsh
Etymology
From gwamal (“fickle, wavering”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈmalɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɡwaˈma(ː)li/
Verb
gwamalu (first-person singular present gwamalaf)
- (intransitive) to vacillate, to waver, to be capricious
- (intransitive) to act or talk frivolously
- (transitive) to fritter, to squander
- Synonyms: gwastraffu, afradu
- (transitive) to fritter, to squander
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gwamalu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwamalu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies