mˈɪdəl wˈɛlʃ tɹˈaɪb, klˈæn; mˈɪd. ˈɜː. kjˈuːaɪɚ, ɪtsˈɛlf fɹʌm pɹˈoʊɾoʊˈɪndoʊjˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk kˈoːɹɪˌoʊz, mˈiːnɪŋ ˈɑːɹmi, pˈiːpəl ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɑːɹmz.
Middle Welsh  'tribe, clan'; Mid. Ir. cuire), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos, meaning 'army, people under arms'.