chwiw

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal English whew duck (“Eurasian wigeon”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /χwɪu̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɪu̯

Noun

chwiw f (plural chwiwiaid or chwiws, not mutable)

  1. Eurasian wigeon, wigeon (Mareca penelope)

Derived terms

References
  1. 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
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