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pryf.

insect

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/prɨːv/North-Wales, standard/prɨː/North-Wales, colloquial/priːv/South-Wales

  1. insect

    masculine

  2. worm

    masculine

  3. vermin

    masculine
Where this word comes from

PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis From Middle Welsh pryf, from Old Welsh prem, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrimis. Compare Cornish pryv (“worm, grub”), Breton preñv (“worm”).

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