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maen.

stone

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/maːɨ̯n/North-Wales/mai̯n/South-Wales, colloquial, standard/maːn/South-Wales, colloquial

  1. stone

    masculine

  2. bakestone griddle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh maen, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣɨn, from Proto-Celtic *maginos. Compare Breton maen, Cornish men.

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