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melyn.

yellow

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛlɨ̞n/North-Wales/ˈmeːlɪn/South-Wales/ˈmɛlɪn/South-Wales

  1. yellow

  2. chestnut (of a horse)

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈmɛlɨ̞n/North-Wales/ˈmeːlɪn/South-Wales/ˈmɛlɪn/South-Wales

  1. yellow (colour)

    masculine

  2. A yellow object. yellow (butterfly)

    masculine

  3. A yellow object. A yellow flower; marigold

    masculine

  4. A yellow object. yolk

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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