Category: Welsh

Etymology, Welsh, Canu

Etymology From Proto-Brythonic *kėnɨd, from Proto-Celtic *kaneti, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n-. Equivalent to cân (“song”) +‎ -u. Pronunciation (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkanɨ̞/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkaːni/, /ˈkani/ Rhymes: -anɨ Verb canu (first-person singular present canaf) to sing to intone, chant to state, say to produce musical sounds (of instrument); to play or perform (on instrument) to compose poetry, celebrate in song