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gofal.

care

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɔval/North-Wales/ˈɡoːval/South-Wales/ˈɡɔval/South-Wales

  1. care

    masculine
    Cymer di'r ofal!

  2. charge

    masculine
    Pwy sydd mewn gofal?

  3. anxiety

    masculine

  4. precaution

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh goval. Formed from go- with the same second element as dyfal (“diligent”), possibly from malu (“to grind”) in a figurative sense.

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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.