chwiw
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Welsh[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Noun[edit]
chwiw 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[edit]
Borrowed from dialectal English whew (duck).
Adjective[edit]
chwiw (feminine singular chwiw, plural chwiw, equative chwiwed, comparative chwiwach, superlative chwiwaf, not mutable)
Derived terms[edit]
- boda chwiw (“red kite”)
Noun[edit]
chwiw 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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