moryon

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *morwis, from Proto-Indo-European *morwi-. Compare Breton merien, Old Irish moirb.

Noun

moryon m (singulative moryonen)

1. (collective) ants
2. (collective, derogatory) tourists

Derived terms

• moryon rudh Europa (“European fire ant”)

Mutation

  Mutation of moryon  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
moryon	voryon	unchanged	unchanged	foryon	voryon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish morrión.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moɾˈjon/ [moɾˈjon̪]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: mor‧yon

Noun

moryón (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

1. (military) morion (helmet)
2. someone who makes a vow during Holy Week in Marinduque who wears a painted mask and a Roman costume
3. (mineralogy) morion (mineral); smoky quartz

References

• “moryon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018