See bach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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29
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"text": "Na, rwy'n mynd ar y trên bach.",
"translation": "No, I'm taking the little train.",
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"ipa": "/baːχ/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aːχ"
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"word": "bychan"
}
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},
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"english": "picklock",
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},
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"english": "hooked, barbed",
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"word": "bachog"
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{
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"english": "to hook",
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"word": "bachu"
},
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"english": "meathook",
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"word": "cigfach"
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"english": "hinge",
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"word": "crogfach"
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"word": "colfach"
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"rhymes": "-aːχ"
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"word": "to bach"
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"english": "toilet, loo",
"translation": "toilet, loo",
"word": "tŷ bach"
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"form": "bach",
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{
"form": "llai",
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25
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"english": "No, I'm taking the little train.",
"text": "Na, rwy'n mynd ar y trên bach.",
"translation": "No, I'm taking the little train.",
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"english": "picklock",
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{
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"english": "hinge",
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Download raw JSONL data for bach meaning in Welsh (6.2kB)
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