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ysgafn.

light (not heavy)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈəsɡavn/colloquial, standard[ˈəskavn]colloquial, standard/ˈəsɡau̯n/colloquial[ˈəskau̯n]colloquial

  1. light (not heavy)

  2. light-footed, nimble

  3. lighthearted

  4. mild, gentle, subtle

  5. mild, gentle, subtle cheap (low in price)

  6. easy

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh ysgavyn, from Proto-Brythonic, from Proto-Celtic *skamos.

noun/ˈəsɡavn/colloquial, standard[ˈəskavn]colloquial, standard/ˈəsɡau̯n/colloquial[ˈəskau̯n]colloquial

  1. haystack, stack, rick

    feminine · masculine

  2. heap, pile

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly related to Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambha), Latin scamnum (“ridge of earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to hold up”).

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