35 funny welsh words and what they mean
The Welsh are known for having weird words for everything, so we thought we'd put together a collection of 35 funny welsh words and what they mean along with how they are pronounced and the English translation.
1.Spigoglys – spee gog liss - Spinach
2. Gwdihw – goo dee who – Owl
Owl Image by Geoffrey Whiteway
3. Mwclis – moo clees – Beads/Necklace
4. Cwningen – coo ning en – Rabbit
5. Bochdew – borc dew – Hamster
6. Pili Pala - pilly palla – Butterfly
Butterfly by ErnieArnyosi
7. Jack Codi Baw – jack cod ee bah oo – JCB
8. Twmffat – tomb fat – Idiot
9. Man a man a mwnci – man ah man ah moon key – Might as well
Monkey by ChristineLawson
10. Bwci bo – boo key bore - Ghost
11. Sponcen – spon ken – Squash
12. Wiwer – we wear – Squirrel
Squirrel by Gareth James Foreman
13. Smwddio – smooth yo – To iron
14. Wilber – will bear – Wheel barrow
15. Chyrligwgan – coo early goo gan – Merry go round
16. Moron – moh ron – Carrot
Carrot by SidWood
17. Paffio – pah fee oh – Fighting
18. Broga – broh gah – Frog
Frog by RosalindEvans
19. Ceiliog - kay lee og - Rooster
Rooster by MJ
20. Crwban – crue ban – Tortoise
21. Technoleg – tech knoll egg – technology
image by Jack Moreh
22. Cyfrifiadur – cyf riv yard uhr – Computer
23. Creision – cray shon – Crisps
24. Digidol – dig eed oll – digital
25. Cwpan – coop an – cup
Image by wixphoto.com
26. Stondin – ston din – stand
27. Blodyn – blod in – flower
28. Bysedd – bus eth – fingers
29. Gwalltgof – gwall t goh v – wild
image by AleksandarMomirovic
30. Porffor – pour for – purple
31. Spectol – spec toll – glasses
image by James R Gray
32. Cwtch – coo ch – hug
33. Cynffon – cun ffon – tail
Cats tail image by DreamWarrior
34. Mwsogl – moos ogle – moss
35. Igam ogam – ee gam oh gam – zigzag
image by ChanceAgrella
So that's that.
The welsh language is funny, for some words, for example Butterfly, we have 3 completely different words.
- Pili pala
- Iar fach yr haf (Little summer chicken)
- Gloyn byw
Why? I couldn't tell you, but that's the beauty of it. It just depends on which part of Wales you come from.
There are probably millions more of these awesome words! But for me, these are the best and they are ones we use on a regular basis here in Wales.