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hoen.

joy, gaiety, glee

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/hoːɨ̯n/North-Wales/hɔi̯n/South-Wales
  1. joy, gaiety, glee

    feminine · not-mutable
  2. liveliness, vivacity

    feminine · not-mutable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh hoen, from Proto-Celtic *sognos, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to overpower”), but Matasovic calls the difference in meaning "conspicuous." See the adjective hy (“bold, brave”).

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