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”)

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.

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

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

  • 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”)

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.

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
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