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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bychan (feminine singular bechan, plural bychain, equative lleied or bychaned, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)
- small; little
Synonyms
Mutation
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