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celain

Pronunciation: /ˈkɛlai̯n/

“celain” is a Welsh word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. corpse, carcass

Etymology

From Middle Welsh kelein, from Proto-Brythonic *kölẹn, from Proto-Celtic *kolanis, from Proto-Indo-European *kel(H)-, whence also Proto-Germanic *huldą (“corpse, carcass”). Cognate with Irish colainn (“body”).

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