"arghans" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: [ˈarxans] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [ˈærhɐnz] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: arhans [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish arhans, from Old Cornish argans, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Breton arc'hant, Irish and Scottish Gaelic airgead, Manx argid, and Welsh arian. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|arhans}} Middle Cornish arhans, {{inh|kw|oco|argans}} Old Cornish argans, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*arɣant}} Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*argantom|t=silver}} Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*h₂erǵ-|t=to shine}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”), {{cog|br|arc'hant}} Breton arc'hant, {{cog|ga,gd|airgead}} Irish and Scottish Gaelic airgead, {{cog|gv|argid}} Manx argid, {{cog|cy|arian}} Welsh arian Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||{{{dual}}}||{{{dual2}}}|||||||g=m|head=}} arghans m, {{kw-noun|m}} arghans m
  1. money Tags: masculine Synonyms: mona
    Sense id: en-arghans-kw-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Colors, Money Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49 Disambiguation of Money: 100 0
  2. silver, argent Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-arghans-kw-noun-CmeMR3HI Categories (other): Colors Disambiguation of Colors: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arghansek (english: silvery), arghanser (english: banker), arghanti (english: bank), Arghantina [Argentina], arghans byw (english: quicksilver, mercury), arghans-gweres (english: subsidy), besowen arghans (english: silver birch)
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      "word": "arghansek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "banker",
      "word": "arghanser"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bank",
      "word": "arghanti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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        "Argentina"
      ],
      "word": "Arghantina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "quicksilver, mercury",
      "word": "arghans byw"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "subsidy",
      "word": "arghans-gweres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "silver birch",
      "word": "besowen arghans"
    }
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    },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      ]
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
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          "_dis": "85 15",
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      "ipa": "[ˈarxans]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈærhɐnz]",
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    "Cornish terms derived from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Middle Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Old Cornish",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
    "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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      "english": "silvery",
      "word": "arghansek"
    },
    {
      "english": "banker",
      "word": "arghanser"
    },
    {
      "english": "bank",
      "word": "arghanti"
    },
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        "Argentina"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "english": "quicksilver, mercury",
      "word": "arghans byw"
    },
    {
      "english": "subsidy",
      "word": "arghans-gweres"
    },
    {
      "english": "silver birch",
      "word": "besowen arghans"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂erǵ-",
        "t": "to shine"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "arc'hant"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "2": "airgead"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
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      },
      "expansion": "Manx argid",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "arian"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Cornish arhans, from Old Cornish argans, from Proto-Brythonic *arɣant, from Proto-Celtic *argantom (“silver”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erǵ- (“to shine”). Cognate with Breton arc'hant, Irish and Scottish Gaelic airgead, Manx argid, and Welsh arian.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈarxans]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈærhɐnz]",
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