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lan.

up

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

prep/lan/

  1. up

    South-Wales
    Sa i'n mynd lan yr Wyddfa heb esgidiau addas.
Where this word comes from

The sense of "up, upwards" comes from an abbreviation of the phrase i'r lan "to the shore, ashore; upwards".

adv/lan/

  1. up, upwards

    South-Wales
    Sa i'n mynd lan gyda ti yn y fflipfflops yna.
Where this word comes from

The sense of "up, upwards" comes from an abbreviation of the phrase i'r lan "to the shore, ashore; upwards".

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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.