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cnoi.

to chew

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

verb/knɔi̯/

  1. to chew

  2. to bite

    South-Wales
    Cnoiodd y ci y ddynes.

  3. to worry

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh cnoi, cny, from Proto-Celtic *knāyeti (“to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-.

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