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buan.

fast, swift, rapid

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɨː.an/North-Wales/ˈbiː.an/South-Wales
  1. fast, swift, rapid

  2. fast; ahead of the correct time

  3. soon

    adverbial
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *bīwonos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Old Breton buenion, modern Breton buan.

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