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gwaneg.

wave, billow, breaker

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡwanɛɡ/North-Wales/ˈɡwanaɡ/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈɡwa(ː)nɛɡ/South-Wales
  1. wave, billow, breaker

    feminine
  2. form, appearance

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Welsh guanec. GPC tentatively suggests gwanu (“to pierce, to penetrate”) + -eg.

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