chwiler

chwil (“beetle”) +‎ -er.

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwɪlɛr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈχwiːlɛr/, /ˈχwɪlɛr/

chwiler m (plural chwilerod, diminutive chwileryn, not mutable)

1. chrysalis, pupa

   Synonyms: pwpa, crysalis

• chwileru (“to pupate”)
• chwilerwe (“cocoon”)

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “chrysalis”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “pupa”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “chwiler”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “chwiler”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies