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melys.

sweet, sugary

5 characters2 syllables approx.Cymraeg language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɛlɨ̞s/North-Wales/ˈmeːlɪs/South-Wales/ˈmɛlɪs/South-Wales

  1. sweet, sugary

  2. sweet

Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh melys, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissos (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Cornish melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.

noun/ˈmɛlɨ̞s/North-Wales/ˈmeːlɪs/South-Wales/ˈmɛlɪs/South-Wales

  1. sweet, candy

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Welsh melys, from Proto-Brythonic *melɨs, from Proto-Celtic *melissos (“sweet”), from *meli (“honey”). Cognate with Cornish melys, Irish milis, Scottish Gaelic milis.

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