chwŷl

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh chwyl (“turn, course”), from Proto-Celtic *swelo- (“turn”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨːl/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwiːl/

Noun

chwŷl m or f (plural chwyliau, not mutable)

turn of events, course, destiny

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “swelo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-63

Further reading

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

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