tewyn

Cornish

Etymology

Related to Welsh tywyn.

Noun

tewyn m (plural tewynnow)

1. dune, sand dune

Welsh

Alternative forms

• etewyn, ytewyn

Etymology

Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyo- (“to kindle, burn”) (modern deifio). More at deifio.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɪn/

Noun

tewyn m (plural tewynion)

1. firebrand, brand
2. ember
3. flicker (of fire)

Synonyms

• pentewyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tewyn	dewyn	nhewyn	thewyn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yao (South America)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin.

Numeral

tewyn

1. one

Further reading

• de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642