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