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drain.

thorns

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/drai̯n/
  1. thorns

    plural
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *draɣen, from Proto-Celtic *dragenā (“sloetree, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa”) (compare Old Irish draigen, modern Irish draighean), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰergʰ- (“blackbush, sloe tree”).

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