chwaer

Welsh (Colloquial)

/χwaːɨ̯r/, /χwai̯r/, /ʍai̯r/

noun
Definitions
  • sister, half-sister
  • maiden, sweetheart, mistress
  • female fellow member of church, society, etc.; nun, sister

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *hwehir inherited from Proto-Celtic *swesūr inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr (sister).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swésōr

Gloss

sister

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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