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çhengey

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Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāss, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, speech, language).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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çhengey f (genitive singular çhengey, plural çhengaghyn)

  1. language, speech
    • 2003, Carn, volumes 118-132, Celtic League:
      Son Bretyn, va Jeremy Turner credjal dy lajer dy vel ellyn ny aght niartal ry hoi aavioghey çhengey.
      For Wales, Jeremy Turner believed strongly that art is a powerful method for reviving a language.
  2. (anatomy) tongue

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of çhengey
radical lenition eclipsis
çhengey hengey jengey

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

References

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