"telyn" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛːlɪn/ Forms: telynnow [plural]
Etymology: From Old Cornish telein. Cognate with Breton telenn and Welsh telyn. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|oco|telein}} Old Cornish telein, {{cog|br|telenn}} Breton telenn, {{cog|cy|telyn}} Welsh telyn Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|telynnow|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=f|head=}} telyn f (plural telynnow), {{kw-noun|f|n}} telyn f (plural telynnow)
  1. harp Tags: feminine Derived forms: telyn geltek (english: Celtic harp), telynnek (english: lyrical), telynnya (english: play the harp) [verb], telynnyer, telynyores (english: harpist)
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
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        {
          "english": "lyrical",
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          "word": "telynnek"
        },
        {
          "english": "play the harp",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "translation": "play the harp",
          "word": "telynnya"
        },
        {
          "word": "telynnyer"
        },
        {
          "english": "harpist",
          "translation": "harpist",
          "word": "telynyores"
        }
      ],
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        "harp"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "harp",
          "harp#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːlɪn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "telyn"
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    },
    {
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      "translation": "play the harp",
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    },
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      "translation": "harpist",
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    }
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      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "kw:Musical instruments"
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛːlɪn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "telyn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for telyn meaning in Cornish (1.6kB)

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