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rhawn.

horsehair, bristles, long coarse animal hair

5 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/r̥au̯n/

  1. horsehair, bristles, long coarse animal hair

    plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *rrọn (“horsehair”), from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)rānos (“mane”). Compare Irish rón (“long hair as from an animal's tail”), Middle Irish róinne, rúainne (“a single hair”).

adj/r̥au̯n/

  1. made of horsehair

    not-comparable

  2. strung with horsehair

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *rrọn (“horsehair”), from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)rānos (“mane”). Compare Irish rón (“long hair as from an animal's tail”), Middle Irish róinne, rúainne (“a single hair”).

noun/r̥au̯n/

  1. tail

    masculine

  2. coarse wool on a sheep's buttocks

    in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *rrọn (“horsehair”), from Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)rānos (“mane”). Compare Irish rón (“long hair as from an animal's tail”), Middle Irish róinne, rúainne (“a single hair”).

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