amryw

Welsh

am- (“various”) +‎ rhyw (“some”)[1]

Despite being written with a "y", the vowel here is generally pronounced /ɪ/ in the north as tends to be the case when "y" precedes "w".

amryw (feminine singular amryw, plural amrywion, not comparable)

several, various, diverse, different (will cause soft mutation to the following noun)
amryw ddynion ― several men

amryw lyfrau ― several books

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
amryw	unchanged	unchanged	hamryw
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “amryw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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