chawn

English

Alternative forms

• chawne, chaun, choane, chone

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from Middle English *chane, *chone, from Old English *ċān (“gap, crack, fissure”), related to Old English ċīnan (“to gape, break into chunks”). More at chine.

Noun

chawn (plural chawns)

1. (dialectal or obsolete) A gap, rift, or fissure.

   Synonym: chine

Verb

chawn (third-person singular simple present chawns, present participle chawning, simple past and past participle chawned)

1. (intransitive) To gape; yawn.

Related terms

• chine
• chink

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χau̯n/

Noun

chawn

1. aspirate mutation of cawn

Verb

chawn

1. aspirate mutation of cawn

Mutation

Mutated forms of cawn

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cawn	gawn	nghawn	chawn

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