chwyn

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps related to English whin.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨ̞n/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɪn/
Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

Noun

chwyn m (collective, singulative chwynnyn, not mutable)

(collective) weeds

Further reading

Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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