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cyw.

chick, young (bird)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɪu̯/North-Wales/kɨ̞u̯/North-Wales/kɪu̯/South-Wales
  1. chick, young (bird)

    masculine
  2. chicken

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh cyw, from Proto-Celtic *kuwyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁-yó-s, derivative of the root *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, be strong”). Compare, in particular, Sanskrit शाव (śāva, “young animal”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.