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taw.

that (introduces a noun clause, marking it for emphasis)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

conj/taːu̯/North-Wales/ta/North-Wales, colloquial/tə/North-Wales, colloquial/tau̯/South-Wales, standard

  1. that (introduces a noun clause, marking it for emphasis)

    South-Wales
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *tāyeti (“to be (stative)”) (compare Old Irish at·tá, Irish tá), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

noun/taːu̯/North-Wales/tau̯/South-Wales

  1. silence

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Celtic *tausos (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂ws- (“still, silent”) (compare Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm, “silently”)).

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