gwi

Translingual

Symbol

gwi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Gwich'in.

Achang

Etymology

Forms a transitive/intransitive doublet with khwih (“to break”).

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /ɡwi˧/
  • (Longchuan) [kui³¹]

Verb

gwi

  1. to be broken

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎[1], Payap University, page 38

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *gweɣ, from Proto-Celtic *wegyā. Cognate with Welsh gwe.

Noun

gwi m (plural gwiow)

  1. web
    Synonym: gwias

Derived terms

  • gwi bysefan (“World Wide Web”)
  • gwia (“weave, knit”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of gwi
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
gwi wi unchanged kwi hwi wi

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

Japanese

Romanization

gwi

  1. The katakana syllable グィ (gwi) in Hepburn-like romanization.
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