tewyn

== Cornish == === Etymology === Related to Welsh tywyn (“seashore”). === Noun === tewyn m (plural tewynnow) dune, sand dune == Welsh == === Alternative forms === etewyn, ytewyn === Etymology === Aphetic form of older etewyn, from Proto-Celtic *ati-dawinos (compare Breton etev, Cornish yttew), from *dawyeti (“to kindle, burn”) (modern deifio). More at deifio. === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɨ̞n/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈtɛu̯ɪn/ === Noun === tewyn m (plural tewynion) firebrand, brand Synonyms: ffagl, tortsh, pentewyn ember Synonyms: glöyn, marworyn flicker (of fire) ==== Derived terms ==== pentewyn (“firebrand”) === Mutation === === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “ember”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “tewyn”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “tewyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies == Yao (South America) == === Etymology === From Proto-Cariban *tôwinô. Compare Ye'kwana tooni, tawini, Kari'na òwin. === Numeral === tewyn one === Further reading === de Laet, Johannes (1633) Novus orbis seu descriptionis Indiæ occidentalis, Libri XVIII, page 642