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elain.

fawn (young deer)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛlai̯n/North-Wales/ˈeːlai̯n/South-Wales/ˈɛlai̯n/South-Wales
  1. fawn (young deer)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh elain / elein, from Proto-Brythonic *elẹn, from Proto-Celtic *elanī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-en-i-/h₁él-h₁n-ih₂, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁el- (“yellow-brown”). For cognates see *h₁el-.

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