çhengey

Manx

FWOTD – 9 January 2013

Etymology

From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāss, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (tongue, speech, language).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛnʲə/

Noun

çhengey f (genitive singular çhengey, plural çhengaghyn)

  1. language, speech
    • 2003, Carn, Celtic League, Vol. 118-132
      Son Bretyn, va Jeremy Turner credjal dy lajer dy vel ellyn ny aght niartal ry hoi aavioghey çhengey.
      For Wales, Jeremy Turner believed strongly that art is a powerful method for reviving a language.
  2. (anatomy) tongue

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
çhengeyhengeyjengey
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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