melen

See also: mellen

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *melɨn, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn). Can be connected to the notion of 'yellow like honey'.

Adjective

melen

1. yellow

Derived terms

• arvelen
• azvelen
• damvelen
• melegan
• melenaat
• melen-aour
• melen-plouz
• melen-vi
• terzhienn-velen

See also

Colors in Breton · livioù (layout · text)

gwenn	louet	du
ruz	orañjez, melen-ruz; gell	melen
	gwer, glas
cyan		glas
	magenta; glasruz	roz

Romansch

Alternative forms

• mellen (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran)
• mellan (Puter)

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn).

Adjective

melen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural melens, feminine plural melnas)

1. (Sutsilvan) yellow

Synonyms

• (Vallader) gelg

Derived terms

• melen d'ov

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English melon.

Noun

melen

1. melon

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛlɛn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmeːlɛn/, /ˈmɛlɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛlɛn

Adjective

melen

1. feminine singular of melyn

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
melen	felen	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.