pinc
Sounds roughly like: pink?
IPA: /pɪŋk/ ?
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
adjective
pink in colour
Dw i'n mynd yn binc yn yr haul.
I go pink in the sun.
Roedd Dad yn hoffi ei gig yn binc.
Dad liked his meat pink
noun
the colour purple
Mae Manon yn dweud mai pinc yw'r lliw gorau.
Manon says that pink is the best colour.
More about pinc (click a category to expand...)
Roots?
from English pink
Connections?
Irishpinc pink
Finnishpinkki pink
Swahili-a pinki pink
Topics and themes?
Colours
brown (brown)
coch (red)
du (black)
glas (blue)
gwyn (white)
gwyrdd (green)
llwyd (grey)
melyn (yellow)
oren (orange)
piws (purple)
porffor (purple)
Mutations
binc?
roedd pob dim yn y salon yn binc ac aur.
Everything in the salon was pink and gold.
phinc?
Teisen melyn a phinc.
A yellow and pink cake.
mhinc?
Mae fy mhinc i'n fwy olau na dy binc di.
My pink is lighter than your pink.
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