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ach

Pronunciation: /aːχ/

“ach” is a Welsh word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. kinship
  2. pedigree, ancestry
  3. lineage
  4. genealogy, family roots

interjection

  1. yuck

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *akkā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekkeh₂ (compare Latin Acca (Larentia), a Roman goddess, Ancient Greek Ἀκκώ (Akkṓ, “nurse of Demeter”), Sanskrit अक्का (akkā, “mother”)).

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