chwilen

• (archaic) chwil

Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”) by analogy with malwen/malwod (“snail”/“snails”), ploryn/plorod (“pimple”/“pimples”), etc. Compare Breton c'hwil, Cornish hwil.

• (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɪlɛn/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɪlan/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwiːlɛn/, /ˈχwɪlɛn/

chwilen f (plural chwilod or chwilennod, not mutable)

1. beetle (Coleoptera)

• (from the plural) chwilota (“to rummage”)

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwilen”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Delyth Prys; J.P.M. Jones; Owain Davies; Gruffudd Prys (2006), Y Termiadur: termau wedi'u safoni; standardised terminology‎^[1] (in Welsh), Cardiff: Awdurdod cymwysterau, cwricwlwm ac asesu Cymru (Qualifications curriculum & assessment authority for Wales), →ISBN, page 131
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwilen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies