melyn

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

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlɪn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlən]

Adjective

melyn (comparative melynna / moy melyn)

1. yellow

   melyn:  

2. blonde, fair

Hyponyms

• owrek (“golden”)

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”)

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

Mutation

Mutation of melyn

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
melyn	velyn	unchanged	unchanged	felyn, velyn*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɨ̞n/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlɪn/, /ˈmɛlɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɨ̞n

Adjective

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

1. yellow
2. chestnut (of a horse)

Derived terms

• briweg felen, bywydog felen (“yellow stonecrop”)
• brocfelyn (“chestnut roan”)
• llwydfelyn, melynllwyd (“yellowish grey, sallow, tawny”)
• melyngoch (“orange”)
• melyn gloyw (“bright chestnut”)
• melyn siocled (“dark chestnut”)
• melynddu (“dark yellow, tawny”)
• 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 y gog (“buttercup”)
• melyn yr ŷd (“corn marigold”)
• melynwy (“yolk”)

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

Mutation

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.