cŷn

From Middle Welsh kyn, from Proto-Brythonic *kün, from Latin cuneus (“wedge”).

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kɨːn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kiːn/
• Rhymes: -ɨːn

cŷn m (plural cynion)

1. (North Wales) chisel

• gaing (South Wales)

• cynaidd (“cuneiform”)
• cynffurf (“cuneiform”)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cŷn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies