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)

1. (collective) weeds

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], 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