chwechawd

Welsh

Etymology

chwech (“six”) +‎ -awd

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɛχau̯d/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχweːχau̯d/, /ˈχwɛχau̯d/

Noun

chwechawd m (plural chwechawdau, not mutable)

1. (music) sextet

References

• Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwechawd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies