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pwys.

weight, burden, pressure

4 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/puːɨ̯s/North-Wales/pʊi̯s/South-Wales

  1. weight, burden, pressure

    masculine

  2. importance, significance

    masculine

  3. emphasis, stress

    masculine

  4. pound (unit of measurement)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh pwys, from Proto-Brythonic *puɨs, from Latin pēnsum.

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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.