chwŷl
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Welsh chwyl (“turn, course”), from Proto-Celtic *swelo- (“turn”) (compare Cornish hwel (“labor, work”), Breton hoalad (“attract, delight”), Old Irish sel (“turn”)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɨːl/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /χwiːl/
Noun
[edit]chwŷl m or f (plural chwylion, not mutable)
- turn of events
- Synonyms: digwyddiad, tro
- course, destiny
References
[edit]- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “swelo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-63
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwŷl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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