chwyddo

Welsh

Etymology

From chwydd (“swelling”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

(North Wales) IPA^(key): /χwɨ̞ðɔ/
(South Wales) IPA^(key): /χwiːðɔ/, /χwɪðɔ/
Rhymes: -ɨ̞ðɔ

Verb

chwyddo (first-person singular present chwyddaf, not mutable)

(transitive, intransitive) to swell, to inflate
Mae ei braich yn chwyddo.
Her arm is swelling.

Mae hi'n chwyddo'r balŵn.
She inflates the balloon.

Derived terms

chwyddiant (“inflation, distention”)
chwyddedig (“swollen, bloated, inflated”)

References

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

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