"mayn" meaning in Cornish

See mayn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: maynys [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], mayn [mutation, mutation-radical], vayn [mutation, mutation-soft], mayn [mutation, mutation-aspirate], mayn [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], fayn [mutation, mutation-mixed], vayn [mutation, mutation-mixed]
Etymology templates: {{bor|kw|enm|mayn}} Middle English mayn Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|maynys|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} mayn m (plural maynys), {{kw-noun|m|ys}} mayn m (plural maynys)
  1. means, agency, instrument, mediator Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mayn-kw-noun-NnwCQ-9W Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. expedience Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mayn-kw-noun-IMB7fA5o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dre vayn a Gernewek (english: through the medium of Cornish), maynek (english: instrumental, pivotal), mayner-viajya [agent] [travel, tourism, lifestyle, transport], maynor, maynores (english: agent) [noun], maynorieth (english: agency), maynorieth-asvaba (english: adoption agency)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "through the medium of Cornish",
      "translation": "through the medium of Cornish",
      "word": "dre vayn a Gernewek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "instrumental, pivotal",
      "translation": "instrumental, pivotal",
      "word": "maynek"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "agent"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "travel",
        "tourism",
        "lifestyle",
        "transport"
      ],
      "word": "mayner-viajya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maynor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "agent",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "translation": "agent",
      "word": "maynores"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "agency",
      "translation": "agency",
      "word": "maynorieth"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "adoption agency",
      "translation": "adoption agency",
      "word": "maynorieth-asvaba"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "mayn"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maynys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-aspirate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mayn m (plural maynys)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ys"
      },
      "expansion": "mayn m (plural maynys)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "means, agency, instrument, mediator"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ],
        [
          "agency",
          "agency"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "mediator",
          "mediator"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "expedience"
      ],
      "id": "en-mayn-kw-noun-IMB7fA5o",
      "links": [
        [
          "expedience",
          "expedience"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayn"
}
{
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    "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cornish lemmas",
    "Cornish masculine nouns",
    "Cornish nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "through the medium of Cornish",
      "translation": "through the medium of Cornish",
      "word": "dre vayn a Gernewek"
    },
    {
      "english": "instrumental, pivotal",
      "translation": "instrumental, pivotal",
      "word": "maynek"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "agent"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "travel",
        "tourism",
        "lifestyle",
        "transport"
      ],
      "word": "mayner-viajya"
    },
    {
      "word": "maynor"
    },
    {
      "english": "agent",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "translation": "agent",
      "word": "maynores"
    },
    {
      "english": "agency",
      "translation": "agency",
      "word": "maynorieth"
    },
    {
      "english": "adoption agency",
      "translation": "adoption agency",
      "word": "maynorieth-asvaba"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "mayn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English mayn",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maynys",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-aspirate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vayn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    }
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mayn m (plural maynys)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "ys"
      },
      "expansion": "mayn m (plural maynys)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means, agency, instrument, mediator"
      ],
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        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ],
        [
          "agency",
          "agency"
        ],
        [
          "instrument",
          "instrument"
        ],
        [
          "mediator",
          "mediator"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "expedience"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expedience",
          "expedience"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mayn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for mayn meaning in Cornish (2.3kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: mayn/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'mutation-soft', 'mutation-aspirate', 'mutation-radical', 'mutation'}",
  "path": [
    "mayn"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mayn",
  "trace": ""
}

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