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ir.

raw, unprocessed, fresh

2 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/iːr/

  1. raw, unprocessed, fresh

  2. verdant, succulent

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *ir (compare Cornish yr), from Proto-Celtic *ɸūros (compare Irish úr), from Proto-Indo-European *puHrós, from Proto-Indo-European *pewH- (“to be clean, pure”). Doublet of pur.

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