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wyneb.

face (part of head)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɨnɛb/North-Wales, colloquial, standard/ˈwɨnab/North-Wales, colloquial/ˈʊi̯nɛb/South-Wales/ˈwɪnɛb/South-Wales

  1. face (part of head)

    masculine

  2. face, surface

    masculine

  3. front

    masculine

  4. cheek, effrontery

    masculine
    A phwy ond efe sydd wedi cael digon o wyneb a haerllugrwydd i daflu llaid arno?
Where this word comes from

From Old Welsh enep, from Proto-Brythonic *eneb, from Proto-Celtic *enīkʷom (“face”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁enih₃kʷos (“face”), from *h₁én and *h₃ókʷs (“eye”). Cognate with Breton eneb (“face”), Cornish enep (“face”), and Old Irish enech (“face”).

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