arghans
English
Noun
arghans
- plural of arghan
Cornish
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Cornish arhans, from Old Cornish argans, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Breton arc'hant, Irish and Scottish Gaelic airgead, Manx argid, and Welsh arian.
Pronunciation
- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈarxans]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈærhɐnz]
Noun
arghans m
Derived terms
- arghans byw (“quicksilver, mercury”)
- arghans-gweres (“subsidy”)
- arghansek (“silvery”)
- arghanser (“banker”)
- arghanti (“bank”)
- Arghantina (“Argentina”)
- besowen arghans (“silver birch”)