torgh

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *tworkos. Cognate with Breton tourc'h, Irish torc, Scottish Gaelic torc and Welsh twrch.

Noun

torgh m (plural torghes)

1. hog
2. boar

   Synonyms: badh, bora

Derived terms

• torghlost (“springtail, Onychiurus”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis. Cognate with Welsh torch.

Noun

torgh f (plural tergh)

1. torque (braided collar)
2. coil, collar

Derived terms

1. torghedh (“torque (physics)”)
2. torghek (“collared”)

Mutation

Mutation of torgh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
torgh	dorgh	thorgh	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged