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nain.

grandmother

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/nai̯n/
  1. grandmother

    North-Wales · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *nanī, from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”), probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child speaking, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna).

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