"siwmae" meaning in Welsh

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Interjection

IPA: /sɨˈmaːɨ̯/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ʃɨˈmaːɨ̯/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ˈsmaːɨ̯/ [North-Wales, colloquial], /ʃʊˈmai̯/ [South-Wales, colloquial], /ˈʃmai̯/ [South-Wales, colloquial]
Etymology: A contraction of sut mae hi? (“how is it?”). Etymology templates: {{m|cy|sut mae hi?|t=how is it?}} sut mae hi? (“how is it?”) Head templates: {{head|cy|interjection}} siwmae
  1. (informal) hi! what's up? how goes it? (an informal greeting recognized throughout Wales) Tags: informal Synonyms: sh'mae, shwmae [South-Wales], sumae, s'mae [North-Wales]
    Sense id: en-siwmae-cy-intj-CueDEicy Categories (other): Welsh entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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