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Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
chwiw m (plural chwiwiau, not mutable)
- (obsolete) attack, bout, of illness
- Synonyms: pwl, chwa, slecan, tro, bowt
- fad, whim
- Synonyms: mympwy, ffasiwn
- (agriculture) slasher, type of billhook
- Synonym: chwiwgi
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from dialectal English whew (duck).
Adjective
chwiw (feminine singular chwiw, plural chwiw, equative chwiwed, comparative chwiwach, superlative chwiwaf, not mutable)
- quick, swift
- Synonym: cyflym
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Noun
chwiw f (plural chwiwiaid or chwiws, not mutable)
- Eurasian wigeon, wigeon (Mareca penelope)
- Synonym: chwiwell
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Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwiw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- 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