chwys
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh chuis, from Proto-Brythonic *hwɨs, from Proto-Celtic *swissos, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /χwɨːs/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /χwiːs/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ʍiːs/
Derived terms
- crys chwys (“sweatshirt”)
- chwarren chwys (“sweat gland”)
- chwyslyd, chwysol (“sweaty”)
- cochwys (“sweaty and bloody”)
Further reading
- Delyth Prys, J.P.M. Jones, Owain Davies, Gruffudd Prys (2006) Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 132
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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