trawiad

Welsh

Alternative forms

• tarawiad, trawad, tarawad

Etymology

From taro (“to strike”) +‎ -iad.

Noun

trawiad m (plural trawiadau)

1. strike, blow

   Synonyms: dyrnod, arfod, ergyd, curfa, ymosodiad

2. (music, poetry) beat

   Synonym: curiad

   1. heartbeat, pulse

      Synonyms: pwls, curiad galon

3. bout (of illness)

   Synonym: pwl

4. twinkle, instant

   Synonyms: amrantiad, eiliad

5. (uncountable) bearing, deportment, carriage
   1. disposition, tendency

      Synonyms: tuedd, gogwydd

Derived terms

• ardrawiad, gwrthdrawiad (“collision”)
• trawiadol (“striking”)

References

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