cyw

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kewyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • (North of Wales) IPA(key): /kɪu̯/, /kɨu̯/
  • (South of Wales) IPA(key): /kɪu̯/

Usage notes

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

Noun

cyw m (plural cywion)

  1. chicken
  2. chick, young (bird)

Synonyms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cyw gyw nghyw chyw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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