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Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh gwawn, from Old Welsh guoun, from Proto-Celtic *wāgnā (“slope, depression, hollow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wāg- (“to be bent”), which could be related to Latin vagus (“wandering, strolling”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
gwaun f (plural gweunydd)
- moor, heath
- Synonyms: grugos, rhos
Derived terms
Mutation
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