"chwŷl" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /χwɨːl/ [North-Wales], /χwiːl/ [South-Wales] Forms: chwylion [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh chwyl (“turn, course”), from Proto-Celtic *swelos (“turn”) (compare Cornish hwel (“labor, work”), Breton hoalad (“attract, delight”), Old Irish sel (“turn”)), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|chwyl||turn, course}} Middle Welsh chwyl (“turn, course”), {{inh|cy|cel-pro|*swelos||turn}} Proto-Celtic *swelos (“turn”), {{cog|kw|hwel||labor, work}} Cornish hwel (“labor, work”), {{cog|br|hoalad||attract, delight}} Breton hoalad (“attract, delight”), {{cog|sga|sel||turn}} Old Irish sel (“turn”), {{der|cy|ine-pro|*welH-||to turn}} Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”) Head templates: {{cy-noun|mf|chwylion}} chwŷl m or f (plural chwylion, not mutable)
  1. turn of events Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: digwyddiad, tro
    Sense id: en-chwŷl-cy-noun-7I3FhxRl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Welsh entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Disambiguation of Welsh entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. course, destiny Tags: feminine, masculine, not-mutable Synonyms: ffawd, cwrs
    Sense id: en-chwŷl-cy-noun-ubaTv99R
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