bychan

== Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh bych, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨx, from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small”). Cognate with Breton bihan, Irish beag. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbəχan/ Rhymes: -əχan === Adjective === bychan (feminine singular bechan, plural bychain, equative lleied or bychaned, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf) small; little Synonym: bach ==== Derived terms ==== bychanu (“to belittle”) cegid fechan (“cuckoo”) clustlys bychan (“least earwort”) clustlys garw bychan (“lesser rough earwort”) rhafnwydd bychain (“dwarf buckthorn”) === Mutation === === Further reading === D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bychan”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bychan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies