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

Adjective

melyn

  1. yellow
    melyn:  
  2. blonde, fair

Hyponyms

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
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
melyn velyn unchanged unchanged felyn velyn

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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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.

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