"chwilen" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

IPA: /ˈχwɪlɛn/ [North-Wales, colloquial, standard], /ˈχwɪlan/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈχwiːlɛn/ [South-Wales], /ˈχwɪlɛn/ [South-Wales] Forms: chwilod [plural], chwilennod [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”) by analogy with malwen/malwod (“snail”/“snails”), ploryn/plorod (“pimple”/“pimples”), etc.. Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish whylen. Etymology templates: {{backformation|cy|chwilod|t=beetles}} Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”), {{m|cy|malwen}} malwen, {{m|cy|malwod}} malwod, {{m|cy|ploryn}} ploryn, {{m|cy|plorod}} plorod, {{cog|br|c'houil}} Breton c'houil, {{cog|kw|whylen}} Cornish whylen Head templates: {{cy-noun|f|chwilod|pl2=chwilennod}} chwilen f (plural chwilod or chwilennod, not mutable)
  1. beetle (Coleoptera) Tags: feminine, not-mutable Categories (lifeform): Beetles Synonyms: chwil [archaic]
    Sense id: en-chwilen-cy-noun-8nWISc2o Categories (other): Welsh back-formations, Welsh entries with incorrect language header

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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
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      },
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      "name": "backformation"
    },
    {
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        "2": "malwen"
      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "ploryn"
      },
      "expansion": "ploryn",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "plorod"
      },
      "expansion": "plorod",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c'houil"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton c'houil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "whylen"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish whylen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”) by analogy with malwen/malwod (“snail”/“snails”), ploryn/plorod (“pimple”/“pimples”), etc.. Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish whylen.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "chwilod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chwilennod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "orig": "cy:Beetles",
          "parents": [
            "Insects",
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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            "archaic"
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        "feminine",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlɛn/",
      "tags": [
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        "colloquial",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlan/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwiːlɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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        "2": "chwilod",
        "t": "beetles"
      },
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      "name": "backformation"
    },
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      },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
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      },
      "expansion": "plorod",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c'houil"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton c'houil",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "whylen"
      },
      "expansion": "Cornish whylen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”) by analogy with malwen/malwod (“snail”/“snails”), ploryn/plorod (“pimple”/“pimples”), etc.. Compare Breton c'houil, Cornish whylen.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chwilennod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f",
        "2": "chwilod",
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    }
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        "Welsh non-mutable terms",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "cy:Beetles"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial",
        "standard"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlan/",
      "tags": [
        "North-Wales",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwiːlɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈχwɪlɛn/",
      "tags": [
        "South-Wales"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "chwil"
    }
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