chwilen

== Welsh == === Alternative forms === (archaic) chwil === Etymology === Back-formation from chwilod (“beetles”) by analogy with malwen/malwod (“snail”/“snails”), ploryn/plorod (“pimple”/“pimples”), etc. Compare Breton c'hwil, Cornish hwil. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχwɪlɛn/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχwɪlan/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈχwiːlɛn/, /ˈχwɪlɛn/ === Noun === chwilen f (plural chwilod or chwilennod, not mutable) beetle (Coleoptera) ==== Derived terms ==== chwilen ddu (“cockroach”) (from the plural) chwilota (“to rummage”) === Further reading === 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