cymyn

== Welsh == === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɨ̞n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkəmɪn/ Rhymes: -əmɨ̞n Homophone: cymun === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle Welsh kymyn, ultimately from Latin commendō. Compare Breton kemenn. ==== Noun ==== cymyn m (plural cymynnau or cymynion) will, testament, bequest Synonym: ewyllys ===== Derived terms ===== cymunrodd (“bequest”) === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Middle Welsh kymyn. Analysable as a back-formation from cymynu (“to hew”). ==== Noun ==== cymyn m hew, felling, cutting down Synonyms: cymyniad, cwympiad killing, slaughter Synonym: lladdiad === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cymyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies