pryan

English

Alternative forms

• prian

Etymology

From Cornish pri (“clay”), possibly + -an (adjective-forming suffix) with later nominalization. Not, however, derived from Cornish prien (“clay ground”), which is itself a borrowing of pryan from English.

Noun

pryan (uncountable)

1. (Cornwall, originally mining) A soft, white clay.

Derived terms

• pryany

Descendants

• → Cornish: prien

Anagrams

• pyran