chwarae

Welsh

Etymology

Cognate with Cornish gwari and Breton c'haori.

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈχwaraɨ̯/
    • (North Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχwarɛ/, /ˈχwara/
  • (South Wales) (standard) IPA(key): /ˈχwaːrai̯/, /ˈχwarai̯/
    • (South Wales) (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈχwaːrɛ/, /ˈχwaːrɛ/, /ˈʍaːrɛ/, /ˈʍaːrɛ/, /ˈwaːrɛ/, /ˈwaːrɛ/

Verb

chwarae (first-person singular present chwaraeaf)

  1. to play
    Mae’r plant yn chwarae rygbi.
    The children are playing rugby.

Noun

chwarae m (plural chwaraeon)

  1. game
  2. sport

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
chwarae unchanged unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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