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cawrfil

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Welsh

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Etymology

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From cawr +‎ mil.

Noun

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cawrfil m (plural cawrfilod)

  1. elephant
    Synonym: eliffant
  2. huge animal

Mutation

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Mutated forms of cawrfil
radical soft nasal aspirate
cawrfil gawrfil nghawrfil chawrfil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cawrfil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies