ciw

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Chippewa.

Symbol

ciw

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Chippewa.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɪu̯/
  • Homophone: cyw (chick)
  • Rhymes: -ɪu̯

Etymology 1

Noun

ciw f (plural ciwiau)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.

Mutation

This word cannot be mutated.

See also

Etymology 2

English queue and cue, both ultimately from French queue (tail)

Noun

ciw m (plural ciwiau)

  1. queue, line
  2. tailback
  3. (sports) cue

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciw
radical soft nasal aspirate
ciw giw nghiw chiw

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.