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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxfil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: chwil
Noun
chwil
- genitive plural of chwila
Welsh
Etymology 1
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Adjective
chwil (feminine singular chwil, plural chwil, not comparable, not mutable)
- reeling, staggering (from drunkenness)
- intense, extreme
- Synonym: gor-
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish hwil.
Noun
chwil f (plural chwilod, not mutable)
- Archaic form of chwilen (“beetle”).
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies