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cylion.

gnats, midges

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkəljɔn/

  1. gnats, midges

    feminine · masculine · plural

  2. flies

    feminine · masculine · plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh kylyon, from Proto-Celtic *kulis (compare Cornish kelyon, Breton kelien, Old Irish cuil), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (compare Latin culex (“gnat”), Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”)).

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