yar Gyni

Cornish

Etymology

yar (“chicken, hen”) +‎ Gyni (“Guinea”)

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [jaːr ɡɪːni]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [jæːr ɡiːni]

Noun

yar Gyni f (plural yer Gyni)

1. turkey, turkey hen

Related terms

• kulyek Gyni (“turkey cock”)

References

• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 191
• 2020, An Gerlyver Meur, ed. Dr Ken George (3rd edition, p.927)