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)
- 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.
- Son Bretyn, va Jeremy Turner credjal dy lajer dy vel ellyn ny aght niartal ry hoi aavioghey çhengey.
- 2003, Carn, Celtic League, Vol. 118-132
- (anatomy) tongue
Derived terms
- çhengagh (“of or relating to tongues; linguistic”, adjective)
- çhengeyder (“linguist”)
- çhengoaylleeaght (“linguistics”)
- daa-hengagh (“bilingual”, adjective)
- daa-hengaght (“bilingualism”)
- un-çhengagh (“monolingual, unilingual”, adjective)
- yl-çhengagh (“polyglot”, adjective)
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. |
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “tengae”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN