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crych.

ripple

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/krɨːχ/North-Wales/kriːχ/South-Wales

  1. ripple

    masculine

  2. wrinkle, crease

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh crych, from Proto-Brythonic *krɨx, from Proto-Celtic *krixsos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Latin crispus (“curly”).

adj/krɨːχ/North-Wales/kriːχ/South-Wales

  1. curly, wrinkled

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh crych, from Proto-Brythonic *krɨx, from Proto-Celtic *krixsos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Latin crispus (“curly”).

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