cwning

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • cwnig

Etymology

From Middle Welsh [Term?], borrowed from Middle English konyng, conynge, cunning, conig (“cony”).

Noun

cwning m (plural cwningod)

  1. rabbit, cony
  2. hyrax

Derived terms

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cwning gwning nghwning chwning
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “cwning”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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