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awel.

breeze, wind

4 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈau̯.ɛl/
  1. breeze, wind

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh awel, from Proto-Brythonic *awel, from Proto-Celtic *awelā (“breeze, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁eleh₂, from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Compare Cornish awel and Breton avel.

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