mergh

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *merkā (“daughter”) (compare Welsh merch, Breton merc’h).

Alternative forms

• myrgh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛɹx/

Noun

mergh f (plural merhes)

1. (Revived Late Cornish) daughter, girl

Etymology 2

Noun

mergh m pl

1. plural of margh (“horse”)

Mutation

  Mutation of mergh  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
mergh	vergh	unchanged	unchanged	fergh	vergh

Scots

Noun

mergh (plural merghs)

1. marrow (part of bone)