chwiw
Welsh
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editchwiw m (plural chwiwiau, not mutable)
- (obsolete) attack, bout, of illness
- Synonym: chwa
- fad, whim
- (agriculture) slasher, type of billhook
- Synonym: chwiwgi
Derived terms
edit- chwiwgi (“slasher”)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from dialectal English whew (duck).
Adjective
editchwiw (feminine singular chwiw, plural chwiw, equative chwiwed, comparative chwiwach, superlative chwiwaf, not mutable)
Derived terms
edit- boda chwiw (“red kite”)
Noun
editchwiw f (plural chwiwiaid or chwiws, not mutable)
- Eurasian wigeon, wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Synonym: chwiwell
Derived terms
edit- chwiwell (“Eurasian wigeon”)
Further reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwiw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- 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 132
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- cy:Dabbling ducks