chwyn

See also: chŵyn

Welsh

Etymology

Perhaps related to whin.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞n

Noun

chwyn (plural, singular chwynnyn m, not mutable)

1. (collective) weeds

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “weed”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “chwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies