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

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlɪn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛlən]

Adjective

melyn

1. yellow

Derived terms

• rudhvelyn

Mutation

Mutation of melyn

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
melyn	velyn	unchanged	unchanged	felyn	velyn

See also

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)

gwynn	loos, glas	du
rudh; kogh	rudhvelyn; gell, gorm	melyn
	gwyrdh, glas
		glas
glasrudh, purpur	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/

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• 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”)
• melyn gloyw (“bright chestnut”)
• melyn siocled (“dark chestnut”)
• melynddu (“dark yellow, tawny”)
• melyngoch (“orange”)
• melynrudd (“liver chestnut”)
• melynwelw (“light chestnut”)
• 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 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