tykki Duw

Cornish

Etymology

From tykki (“pretty thing”) + Duw (“God”).

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌtɪkˑiˈdyˑʊ]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˌtɪkˑiˈdiˑʊ]

Noun

tykki Duw m (plural tykkiow Duw or tykki Duwes)

1. butterfly

Mutation

  Mutation of tykki Duw  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
tykki Duw	dykki Duw	thykki Duw	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged