"why" meaning in Cornish

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Pronoun

IPA: /ʍiː/, /ʍəɪ/
Etymology: From Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos. Etymology templates: {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*swīs}} Proto-Celtic *swīs, {{cog|br|c’hwi}} Breton c’hwi, {{cog|cy|chi}} Welsh chi, {{cog|sga|síi}} Old Irish síi, {{inh|kw|ine-pro|*wos}} Proto-Indo-European *wos Head templates: {{head|kw|pronoun}} why
  1. (Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form with Traditional Graphs) you (formal or plural) Tags: Standard, Standard-Cornish, Written-Form Synonyms: hwi [Standard, Written-Form]
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        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *swīs",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c’hwi"
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
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      },
      "expansion": "Welsh chi",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish síi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Celtic *swīs (compare Breton c’hwi, Welsh chi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
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      "expansion": "why",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cornish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (formal or plural)"
      ],
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        [
          "you",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "with Traditional Graphs"
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            "Standard",
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        "Written-Form"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍiː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍəɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "why"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*swīs"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "br",
        "2": "c’hwi"
      },
      "expansion": "Breton c’hwi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "chi"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh chi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sga",
        "2": "síi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish síi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "why",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "pron",
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      "categories": [
        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish pronouns",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you (formal or plural)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Standard Cornish, Standard Written Form with Traditional Graphs) you (formal or plural)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with Traditional Graphs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Standard-Cornish",
        "Written-Form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʍiː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʍəɪ/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Standard",
        "Written-Form"
      ],
      "word": "hwi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "why"
}

Download raw JSONL data for why meaning in Cornish (1.5kB)

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