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carn.

hoof

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/karn/

  1. hoof

    masculine

  2. handle, haft (of knife)

    masculine

  3. hilt

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh carn.

noun/karn/

  1. cairn, barrow

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh carn, from Proto-Brythonic *karn, from Proto-Celtic *karnom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Akin to carreg.

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