helyk

Cornish

Etymology

Substratum word, of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Breton halegen, Welsh helyg, Irish saileach, Scottish Gaelic seileach and Manx shellagh, and related to Old English sealh and Latin English salix.

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ˈhɛlɪk]

Noun

helyk f (singulative helygen)

  1. willows
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