melyn

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Cornish

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Etymology

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From Old Cornish milin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Breton melen, Welsh melyn), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (honey) (compare Cornish mel). More at mel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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melyn

  1. yellow

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of melyn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
melyn velyn unchanged unchanged felyn velyn

See also

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Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn; gell, gorm              melyn
                          gwyrdh, glas             
                                       glas
             glasrudh, purpur              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh melyn, from Old Welsh melin, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨn (compare Cornish melyn, Breton melen), from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (honey) (compare Welsh mêl). More at mêl.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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melyn (feminine singular melen, plural melynion, equative melyned, comparative melynach, superlative melynaf)

  1. yellow
  2. chestnut (of a horse)

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Noun

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melyn m (plural melynion)

  1. yellow (colour)
  2. A yellow object.
    1. yellow (butterfly)
    2. A yellow flower; marigold
    3. yolk
      Synonym: melynwy

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of melyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
melyn felyn unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

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Colors in Welsh · lliwiau (layout · text)
     gwyn      llwyd      du
             coch; rhudd              oren, melyngoch; brown              melyn; melynwyn
             melynwyrdd              gwyrdd             
             gwyrddlas; glaswyrdd              asur, gwynlas              glas
             fioled, rhuddlas; indigo              majenta; porffor              pinc, rhuddwyn