maih

Central Melanau

Etymology

From Malay mas, from emas, from Sanskrit माष (māṣa).

Noun

maih

1. gold (element)

Manx

Etymology

From verbal noun of Old Irish maithid (“to forgive, pardon, excuse”). Doublet of mie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛːi/

Noun

maih m (genitive singular maih, no plural)

1. forgiveness, remission

   Synonyms: leih, maihnys

Derived terms

• maihagh
• so-vaih

Mutation

Mutation of maih

radical	lenition	eclipsis
maih	vaih	unchanged

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