buigh

Manx

Alternative forms

  • bwee

Etymology

From Old Irish buide.

Adjective

buigh

  1. yellow
    Ta'n Ouyr cur daah buigh er ny duillagyn.
    Autumn turns the leaves yellow.
  2. sallow, jaundiced
  3. tan
  4. fair-headed

Derived terms

  • Yn Vooir Vuigh (“the Yellow Sea”)
  • oranje-vuigh (“orange”) (colour)

Mutation

Mutation of buigh
radical lenition eclipsis
buigh vuigh muigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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