chwŷl

Welsh (Colloquial)

/χwɨːl/, /χwiːl/

noun
Definitions
  • turn of events, course, destiny

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh chwyl (course, turn) inherited from Proto-Celtic *swelo- (turn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (turn, wind, roll, twist, round, coil, crowd, revolve, throng).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welH-

Gloss

turn, wind, roll, twist, round, coil, crowd, revolve, throng

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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