Definition/Meaning of cwm

• English - Noun: cwm ( plural cwms ) A valley head created through glacial erosion and with a shape similar to an amphitheatre . Synonyms ( valley ) : cirque , coombe , corrie Translations
• English - Etymology: From Welsh cwm ( “ valley ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: British: IPA (key) : /kʊm/ American: enPR: ko͞om , IPA (key) : /kuːm/ Rhymes: -uːm
• English - References: ^ Oxford Dictionaries . "Cwm". Accessed 7 Sept . 2013.
• Welsh - Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *kumbā (compare Breton komm ( “ trough ” ), Irish com , coim ( “ chest cavity ” ), French combe ), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱumbʰ- (compare Latin incumbere ( “ to lie down ” ), English coomb and Old English cumb ( “ hollow; narrow valley ” ), Dutch kom ( “ bowl , basin ” ), Sanskrit कुम्भ ( kumbha , “ a pot , jug ” )).