Dydy hynny ddim i ddweud nad oes gennym ni lawer o brosiectau o’r ansawdd uchaf yng Nghymru a allai helpu pob un ohonom ni sy’n defnyddio’r Gymraeg. Er enghraifft, mae Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru – sy’n dathlu ei ganmlwyddiant eleni – wedi datblygu i fod yn sylfaen ar gyfer yr holl waith arall ar eiriau a thermau yng Nghymru. Mae adnoddau terminoleg fel Porth Termau Prifysgol Bangor, a BydTermCymru yn Llywodraeth Cymru, yn ymateb i fylchau yn y ddarpariaeth a’r galw am dermau cyfoes. Ond ymatebol yw’r maes o hyd, gyda thermau’n cael eu comisiynu os bydd galw mawr, a neb yn cadw llygad strategol, lefel uchel ar anghenion y dyfodol.
That’s not to say we don’t have many projects of the highest standard here in Wales, which can help all of us use Welsh. For instance, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (the standard historical Welsh dictionary) – which celebrates its centenary this year – has become the foundation for all other work on words and terms in Wales. Terminology resources such as Bangor University’s Porth Termau, and the Welsh Government Translation Service’s BydTermCymru, respond to gaps in provision and the demand for contemporary terms. But the field remains reactive, with terms commissioned if there’s a great demand for them, and no one keeping a high level, strategic overview of future needs.