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Cornish
Etymology
Related to Welsh tywyn (“seashore”).
Noun
tewyn m (plural tewynnow)
- dune, sand dune
Welsh
Etymology
Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyeti (“to kindle, burn”) (modern deifio). More at deifio.
Pronunciation
Noun
tewyn m (plural tewynion)
- firebrand, brand
- ember
- flicker (of fire)
Synonyms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Yao (South America)
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin.
Numeral
tewyn
- one
Further reading
- de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642