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pwyll.

deliberation, carefulness, caution

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/puːɨ̯ɬ/North-Wales/pʊi̯ɬ/South-Wales
  1. deliberation, carefulness, caution

    masculine · uncountable
  2. discretion, prudence

    masculine · uncountable
  3. equanimity, sangfroid

    masculine · uncountable
  4. sanity, reason, senses, wits

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Brythonic *puɨll, from Proto-Celtic *kʷeislā, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeyt- (“to notice”). Cognate with Sanskrit चित्त (citta, “thinking, thought”).

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