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bywyd.

life, existence; liveliness, zest

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbəu̯ɨ̞d/North-Wales/ˈbəu̯ɪd/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈbou̯ɪd/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. life, existence; liveliness, zest

    masculine

  2. lifetime, course of life

    masculine
    Gwnewch y pethau bychain mewn bywyd.

  3. living, livelihood, sustenance

    masculine

  4. wealth, income

    masculine

  5. reward, gift

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *bɨwöd, from Proto-Celtic *biwotūts (compare Old Irish bethu, Irish beatha), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Latin vīta, Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), Old Church Slavonic, животъ (životŭ, “life”), Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life")), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).

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