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- pennillA kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.
- PentirA community and small village in Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH5767).
- Pentre BerwA village in Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4772).
- Pentre-cwrtA village in Llangeler community, north-west Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3838).
- Pen-y-bontA small village in Trelech community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3027).
- PenyfforddA village and community in Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ3061).
- PenyrheolA suburb of Caerphilly in Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn community, Caerphilly borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1488).
- pibgornA Welsh single-reed wind instrument or pipe with a horn at each end.
- pikeletA thick type of sweet pancake.
- plygainA Welsh custom of singing carols at dawn on Christmas morning.
- PontarddulaisA town and community with a town council in the city and county of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SN5903).
- Pont-HenriA village in Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4709).
- PontlliwA village in Pontlliw and Tircoed community, City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SN6101).
- Pont-newyddA hamlet in Llangyndeyrn community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4407).
- PontnewyddA community and northern suburb of Cwmbran, Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2996).
- PontyatesA long village in Llangyndeyrn community and Llanelli Rural community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN4608).
- Pont-y-pantA small settlement in Dolwyddelan community, Conwy borough, Wales (OS grid ref SH7553).
- poodyTo suddenly fall into an irritable or sullen mood; to sulk.
- PugheA surname from Welsh.
- pwcaA Welsh hobgoblin
- RhaeadrA minor river in Powys, Wales, which joins the Tanat at Aber Rhaeadr; in full, the Afon Rhaeadr.
- rhandirA subdivision of the medieval tref comprising 312 erws.
- rhingyllA sergeant (inferior officer attendant on magistrates).
- RhooseA village and community (without a council) in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0666).
- RhosllanerchrugogA large village and community in Wrexham borough, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2946).
- roslandMoorish or watery land.
- scrayA tern; the sea swallow.
- sewinSea trout, a subspecies of brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha trutta).
- sglodsFrench fries (chips).
- shiggleTo shake, jiggle.
- spear pennyA fine under medieval Welsh law levied on related male landowners when the immediate kin of a murderer proved incapable of paying galanas
- SydalltA village in Gwersyllt community, Wrexham borough County Borough, Wales, the United Kingdom.
- tadcuA grandfather.
- taidA grandfather.
- tallatAn attic or loft, notably over a shippen.
- Tawe-UchafA community (civil parish) in the south of Powys, Wales.
- throwboardA game played on an 11×11 board in medieval Wales, a Welsh variant of tafl.
- TonduA village in Ynysawdre community, Bridgend borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS8984).
- Ton PentreA village in Pentre community, Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SS9795).
- TonyrefailA village and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0188).
- torgochA saibling, a fish of species (Salvelinus alpinus).
- Tref AlawA community (civil parish) in Anglesey, Wales.
- TrefeglwysA village and community in Powys, Wales, historically in Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SN9790).
- TreffgarneA village in Wolfscastle community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM9523).
- trefgorddA communal settlement in mediaeval Wales including a communal cattle pasture and smithy.
- TrelewisA village in Bedlinog community, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1097).
- TrellechA village in Trellech United community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO5005).
- trethingA tax; an impost.
- tridarnA kind of cupboard or dresser with three tiers.
- TroedyrhiwA village in Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0702).
- tumpA mound or hillock.
- twpsynA fool or idiot.
- Ty CroesA small settlement in Aberffraw community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH3472).
- tyddynA Welsh homestead or smallholding.
- verbnounA verb form which acts as a defective noun, having functions similar to the English infinitive and gerund, and the Latin supine.
- Welsh yardThe llath, a former Welsh unit of length equal to about 40 inches (about 1 m).
- WenvoeA village and community in Vale of Glamorgan borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST1272).
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- Ynys MônSynonym of Anglesey; especially as a parliamentary constituency.
- Ysbyty YstwythA village and community of Ceredigion, Wales (OS grid ref SN7371).
- Ysgubor NewyddA southern suburb of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO0505).
- Ystrad FflurA community (civil parish) in Ceredigion, Wales.