"on" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: [ɔːn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [oːn] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: eyn [plural], eynes [plural], eynow [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Cornish oan, on, oyen, from Old Cornish oin, from Proto-Brythonic *oɣn, from Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”). Cognate with Breton oan, Irish and Scottish Gaelic uan, Manx eayn, and Welsh oen. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cnx|oan,on,oyen}} Middle Cornish oan, on, oyen, {{inh|kw|oco|oin}} Old Cornish oin, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*oɣn}} Proto-Brythonic *oɣn, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*ognos}} Proto-Celtic *ognos, {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*h₂egʷnós||lamb}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”), {{cog|br|oan}} Breton oan, {{cog|ga,gd|uan}} Irish and Scottish Gaelic uan, {{cog|gv|eayn}} Manx eayn, {{cog|cy|oen}} Welsh oen Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|eyn|or|eynes|or|eynow||cat2=|g=m|head=}} on m (plural eyn or eynes or eynow), {{kw-noun|m|eyn|eynes|eynow}} on m (plural eyn or eynes or eynow)
  1. lamb Tags: masculine Synonyms: davasik, devesik, ones
    Sense id: en-on-kw-noun-nSM4S-P9 Categories (other): Baby animals, Sheep Disambiguation of Baby animals: 74 26 Disambiguation of Sheep: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [ɔːn] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [oːn] [Revived-Late-Cornish]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Compare Welsh ŷn. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form., {{cog|cy|ŷn}} Welsh ŷn Head templates: {{head|kw|vf}} on
  1. first-person plural short present indicative of bos (“to be”)
    Sense id: en-on-kw-verb-WtnChhiH Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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    },
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        "4": "",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
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          "name": "Sheep",
          "orig": "kw:Sheep",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "links": [
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          "lamb",
          "lamb"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "davasik"
        },
        {
          "word": "devesik"
        },
        {
          "word": "ones"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ɔːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[oːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on"
}

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          "bos#Cornish"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "oen"
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      "expansion": "Welsh oen",
      "name": "cog"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "davasik"
        },
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          "word": "devesik"
        },
        {
          "word": "ones"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɔːn]",
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        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[oːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "on"
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      ],
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}

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