corran-bwee

Manx

Etymology

corran (“sickle, crescent”) +‎ bwee (“yellow”)

Noun

corran-bwee m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. banana
    Synonym: bananey

Mutation

Mutation of corran-bwee
radical lenition eclipsis
corran-bwee chorran-bwee gorran-bwee

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

References

  • “corran-bwee” in Phil Kelly, Fockleyr Gaelg-Baarle, 1991; reproduced on Fockleyreen: Manx - English Dictionary, 2 December 2014, →OCLC.
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