Llun

Llun is a Welsh noun meaning picture, image, or illustration. It refers to any visual representation, such as a photograph, drawing, painting, or diagram. The singular form is llun, and the plural is lluniau. The word is common in Welsh-language media, education, and everyday speech, and it appears in phrases like “llun o,” meaning “a picture of.”

In pronunciation, llun begins with the Welsh consonant cluster ll, a voiceless alveolar lateral fricative that is characteristic of the language. This feature can be challenging for learners whose first languages do not include a similar sound.

Llun is distinct from lleuad, the Welsh word for the Moon, and they occupy different domains of meaning: one refers to a representation or depiction, the other to a celestial body. In cultural and educational contexts, llun is used to label images on worksheets, captions in books and newspapers, and discussions of art, photography, and graphic design. It also appears in various idiomatic expressions related to visual depiction.

The term is listed in Welsh dictionaries as a basic word for describing imagery and is part of foundational Welsh vocabulary used by speakers, students, and translators when discussing visual media. See also lleuad for information about the Moon in Welsh.