amanyn

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Cornish amanen, from Proto-Celtic *amban, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥, from *h₃engʷ-. Cognate with Breton amanenn, amann, Irish im, Manx eeym, Scottish Gaelic ìm, and Welsh menyn, ymenyn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈmanɪn/, /əˈmanən/

Noun

amanyn m

  1. butter

Derived terms

  • amanynnya (“butter”, verb)
  • pysk amanyn (“butterfish”)
  • tavol amanyn (“burdock”)
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