cyfyng

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kyving, from Proto-Celtic *komangus (compare Old Irish cumung), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”) + *h₂enǵʰ- (“tight, painfully constricted”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɨ̞ŋ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkəvɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əvɨ̞ŋ

Adjective

cyfyng (feminine singular cyfyng, plural cyfyng, equative cyfynged, comparative cyfyngach, superlative cyfyngaf)

1. narrow

   Synonyms: cul, anaeng, tynn

2. confined, restricted

   Synonyms: cyfyngedig, gwasgedig

1. difficult

   Synonyms: gofidus, enbyd, dyrys

2. limited in scope

Derived terms

• cyfyngu (“to narrow, to constrict”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cyfyng

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cyfyng	gyfyng	nghyfyng	chyfyng

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

References

• Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cyfyng”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies