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celyn.

holly

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛlɨ̞n/North-Wales/ˈkeːlɪn/South-Wales/ˈkɛlɪn/South-Wales
  1. holly

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *kolɨn, from Proto-Celtic *kolinos (compare Old Irish cuilenn m (“(wood of the) holly-tree”), Cornish kelyn, Breton kelenn), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱol- (“thorn, thorny plant”) (compare English holly), from *ḱel- (“to cut”).

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