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cenau.

cub, pup, whelp

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. cub, pup, whelp

    masculine

  2. rascal

    masculine

  3. son, descendant

    masculine · obsolete

  4. catkin (inflorescence, especially of willow)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh keneu, from Proto-Brythonic *kėnėw, from Proto-Celtic *kanawū. Cognate to Scottish Gaelic cana (“puppy”).

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