sumbol

Cebuano

Etymology

Blend of sumpay (“attachment, connection; to connect, to join”) +‎ bulbol (“pubic hair”), from the Cebuano phrase sumpay sa bulbol.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sum‧bol

Noun

sumbol

1. (colloquial) a vertical line of hair that extends up along the middle of a man's abdomen from pubic hair to navel; treasure trail, happy trail

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɨ̞mbɔl/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmbɔl/

Usage notes

Being a word borrowed from English derived from Greek, the y in symbol is pronounced /ɨ̞, ɪ/ rather than expected /ə/. To preserve consistency between pronunciation and spelling, some prefer to spell this word sumbol. Nevertheless, symbol is the more common spelling of the two. See pyramid/puramid, synthesis/sunthesis, system/sustem for similar examples.

Noun

sumbol m (plural sumbolau, not mutable)

1. Alternative spelling of symbol

Derived terms

• sumbolaeth (“symbolism”)
• sumbolaidd (“symbolic”)

Further reading

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