çhengey
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish tengae, from Proto-Celtic *tangʷāt-, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtʃɛnʲə/
Noun
çhengey f (genitive çhengey, plural çhengaghyn)
- 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.
- 2003, Carn, Celtic League, Vol. 118-132
- (anatomy) tongue
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| çhengey | hengey | jengey |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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