amanyn

Cornish

Alternative forms

• 'manyn (Revived Late Cornish)

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”)