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melyn

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Cornish

Etymology

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

Adjective

melyn

  1. yellow
    melyn:  
  2. blonde, fair

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • kleves melyn (jaundice)
  • losvelyn (beige, light yellow)
  • melyn hy blew (blonde)
  • melyn oy (egg yolk, yolk)
  • melynrudh (orange, yellowish red)
  • melynwyrdh (pale green)
  • rudhvelyn (orange, reddish yellow)

Mutation

More information unmutated, soft ...
Mutation of melyn
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixedmixed after 'th
melyn velyn unchanged unchanged felyn velyn
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See also

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm              melyn; losvelyn
                          gwyrdh, gwer, glas             
             glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas              glaswyn, blou              glas
             glasrudh, purpur; indigo              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Welsh

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. yellow
  2. chestnut (of a horse)

Derived terms

  • brocfelyn (chestnut roan)
  • llwydfelyn, melynllwyd (yellowish grey, sallow, tawny)
  • melyn gloyw (bright chestnut)
  • melyn siocled (dark chestnut)
  • melynddu (dark yellow, tawny)
  • melyngoch (orange)
  • melynrudd (liver chestnut)
  • melynwelw (light chestnut)
  • pannog felen (common mullein)
  • penfelyn (blond-haired)

Noun

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

  • llwydfelyn (clouded yellow)
  • melyn Mair (pot marigold)
  • melyn yr ŷd (corn marigold)
  • melynwy (yolk)

Mutation

More information radical, soft ...
Mutated forms of melyn
radical soft nasal aspirate
melyn felyn unchanged unchanged
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

See also

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

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