rhywun

Welsh

From rhyw (“some”) +‎ un (“one”).

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɨ̞n/, /ˈr̥ɨu̯ɨ̞n/
(South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪu̯ɪn/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈrɪu̯ɪn/

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

rhywun m (uncountable)

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhywun	rywun	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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