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golau.

light, bright

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/North-Wales, standard/ˈɡɔlɛ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡɔla/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡoːlai̯/South-Wales, standard

  1. light, bright

  2. fair (of hair)

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.

noun/ˈɡɔlaɨ̯/North-Wales, standard/ˈɡɔlɛ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡɔla/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡoːlai̯/South-Wales, standard

  1. light

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh goleu, from Proto-Brythonic *gwoluɣʉ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. Compare Cornish golow and Breton gouloù.

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