Cornish  English Dictionary
Kemmyn / UCR / English
namoy namoy no more
a-dal adal opposite
a-dreus adreus across
a-dro adro around
a-dryv adref behind
aga aga their
agan agan our
ages agas than
Alban Alban Scotland
alhwedh alwheth key
amari amary cupboard
an an the
an den ma an den ma this man
an den na an den na that man
an venyn ma an venen ma this woman
an venyn na an venen na that woman
a-rag a rag in front of
arall (s), erell (P) aral (s), erel (P) other
aras aras plough v
arghans arhans money
arvor arvor coast
askloes asclas chips
aswonn aswon recognise v
aswonn (place or
person) aswon know v
a-ugh a-ugh above
aval aval apple
avon avon river
a-vorow avorow tomorrow
a'y anvodh (3s) a'y anvoth reluctantly
a'y esedh (3s) a'y eseth seated
Bakken Backen Bacon
baner baner flag
bara bara bread
bargen-tir bargen tyr farm
benow benow feminine
benyn benen woman
bern tra matter
berr ber short
bleujenn blejen flower
bloedh blodh years of age
blydhen bledhen year
boes bos food
boesti bosty café
boesti bosty restaurant
boghosek bohosek poor
bolla bolla bowl
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bos bos be
bos gwell gans bos gwell gans prefer
bowji bowjy cowshed
bownder bownder lane
bras bras big
bre bre hill
bregh bregh Arm
Breten Vyghan Breten Vyan Brittany
Breton Breton Breton
breus brues opinion
brithel bryel mackerel
broder broder brother
bugh bugh cow
byghan byan little
bys bys finger
bys bys until
bys bys world
bys vykken bys vyken for ever
byttegyns bytegens however
chambour chambour bedroom
chapel chapel chapel
chi chy house
chymbla chymbla chimney
da da good
da lowr da lowr alright
da lowr da lowr OK
daffar dafar equipment
daffar dafar gear
dalleth dalleth begin
dans dans tooth
daras darras door
daskorr dascor return (give back)
daswel amendyans revision
davas davas sheep
deg deg ten
degea degea close v
deges deges closed
deghow dyhow right(hand)
dehweles dewheles return (go back)
den-bal den bal miner
desk desk desk
dew (m), diw (f) dew, dyw two
dewdhek dewdhek twelve
dewgens dewgans forty
dewweder dewweder glasses (spectacles)
dha (s), agas (pl), dha, agas your
dhe dhe to
dhe les a les interesting
dhe les dhe les useful
dhe-dre dhe tre homewards
dhe-ves dhe ves away
dhiworth dheworth from
diek dyek lazy
dien dyen whole
difuna dyfuna wake up v
difunell dyfuna alarm clock
dillas dyllas clothes
distowgh dystough immediately
diwedha dewethva end v
diwes dewas drink
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diwettha dewetha last
diwiska, omdhiwiska dywysk, omdhysky undress v
diwotti dewotty pub
dons dons dance
donsya donsya dance v
dorn dorn fist
dorn, leuv dorn, luef hand
dornla dornla handle
dowr dowr water
drehedhes drehedhys reach v
dres dre through
drog drog bad
drog pes morethek unhappy
du du black
dybri debry eat v
dydh dedh day
dydhlyver dedhlyver diary
dyenn dehen cream
dy'goel degol holiday
dyowl dyawl devil
dyskador (m) descajor teacher
dyskadores (f) descajores teacher
dyski desky learn v
dyski desky teach v
Dyw Dew God
dyw genes dew genes goodbye
edhen edhen bird
eglos eglos church
ena ena there
ensampel ensompel example
esel esel member
eskis eskys shoe
estyllenn estyllen shelf
etek etek eighteen
eth eth eight
eur uer o'clock
eur (o'clock) uer hour
euryor ueryow ardhorn wrist-watch
euth uth horror
euthek uthek horrible
ev ef he
eva eva drink v
ewn ewn correct
ewnter ewnter uncle
fatell ? fatel how?
fatla genes? fatel osta? how are you?
fest fest extremely
feusik fusyk lucky
fistena fystena hurry v
flogh flogh child
folenn folen page
fordh fordh road
fordh-a-dro fordh adro roundabout
fos fos wall
fur fur wise
fylm fylm film
galloes gallus able
gans gans with
garma garma shout v
garow garow rough
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garth garth enclosure
garth garth yard
gasa gasa leave v
gell gell brown
gelwel gelwel call
ger ger word
gerva gerva vocabulary
glan glan clean
glanhe glanhe clean v
glaw glaw rain
glawlenn glawlen umbrella
glesin glesyn lawn
glow glow coal
glyb glyb wet
godhvos (fact) godhvos know v
godra godra milk v
goedh godh goose
goel gol sail
goelya golya sail v
goen gun moor
goes gos blood
golghi, omwolghi golhy, omwolhy wash v
golow golow light
gols, blew gols, blew hair
gorhel gorhel ship
gorow gorow masculine
gorra gorra put v
gorthugher gordhewer evening
gorthyp gorthyb answer
gortos gortos wait (for) v
goslowes goslowes listen to v
gour gour husband
gour, den gour, den man
govynn govyn question
govynn govynn ask
growedha growedha lie down v
gul gul do v
gul gul make v
gul glaw gul glaw rain v
gwag gwag empty
gwann gwan weak
gwari gwary play v
gwav gwaf winter
gwedrenn gwedren glass
gweles gweles see v .
gweli gwely bed
gwell yw genev gwell yw genef I prefer
gwella gwella best
gweres gweres help v
gwertha gwertha sell v
gwerther gwerther salesman
gwerthji gwerthjy shop
gweskel gweskel hit v
gweth gweth worse
gwettha gwethhe worst
gwin gwyn wine
gwir gwyr true
gwiska gwysk wear v
gwiska, omwiska gwysca dress v
gwitha gwytha keep v
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gwithyas gwethyas guardian
gwithyas kres gwethyas cres policeman
gwivrenn gwyver wire
gwreg grweg wife
gwydhenn gwedhen tree
gwynn gwyn white
gwyns gwyns wind
gwynsek gwynsek windy
gwyrdh, glas (living
things) gwer, glas green
gyllys ? gone
ha (hag bf vowel) ha (hag bf vowel) and
hager hager ugly
hanaf hanaf cup
hanaf-oy padel oy egg cup
haneth haneth this evening
haneth haneth tonight
hanow hanow name
hansel hansel breakfast
hanter hanter half
hanterdydh hanterdeth midday
hanterkans hantercans fifty
hanternos hanternos midnight
heb heb without
heb mar heb mar without doubt
hedhyw hedhyw today
hel hel hall
hel an dre lys an dre town hall
hemm, hemma (m) hem, hemma this
henn, honna (m) hen, honna that
heveli hevelly seem v
heyl hayl estuary
hi hy her
hi hy she
hir hyr tall
hir, pell hyr, pell long
hoelan holan salt
hogh hogh pig
homm, homma (f) hom, homma this
honn, honna (f) hon, honna that
horner hornor ironmonger
hwans whans desire
hwans whans want
hwath whath yet
hweg wheg nice
hwerthin wherthyn laugh v
hyns fordh path
i y they
igeri egerys open v
igor egor open
isel ysel low
Iwerdhon Ywerdhon Ireland
jynn jyn machine
jynnskrifa jynscrefa type v
jynn-skrifa jyn screfa typewriter
jynn-tenna jyn tenna tractor
kador cadar chair
kador-vregh cadar vrehek armchair
kamm cam crooked
kamm cam wrong
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kana cana sing v
kaner caner singer
kans cans hundred
kar (m), kares (t car, kerens relation
kara cara like v
karr car car
karrji carjy garage
kas cas hate
kas yw genev cas yw genef I hate
kavoes cafus find v
kavoes cafus get (obtain) v
kavoes cafus obtain v
kay cay quay
ke! go!
kegin kegyn kitchen
kelli kelly lose v
kelorn kelorn bucket
keltek Keltek Celtic
Kembra Kembra Wales
Kembrek Kembrek Welsh
kemmeres kemeres take v
kemmyn kemyn common
kenter kenter nail
kerdh kerdh walk
kerdhes kerdhes walk v
kerens kerens parent
kerensa kerensa love v
kernewek kernowek Cornish
Kernewek Kernowek Cornish Lang.
Kernewes Kernowes Cornishwoman
Kernow Kernow Cornishman
Kernow Kernow Cornwall
keskewsel kescowsel converse
keskows kescows conversation
keur cur choir
keus cues cheese
kewer kewer weather
ki ky dog
kibell keryn bath
kibell kybel tub
kig kyg meat
kiger kyger butcher
kikti kygva butcher's shop
kinyow kynyow dinner
klappya clappya chatter
klav claf ill
klav claf sick
kledh cledh left (hand)
klokk clock clock
klywes clowes hear v
koffi coffy coffee
kok cok fishing boat
kommol comol clouds
kommolenn comolen cloud
kompes compes even
korev coref beer
kornell cornel corner
kosel cosel calm
kosel cosel quiet
kota cota coat
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koth coth old
koweth (m), kowethes
(f) coweth (m), cowethes (f) friend
kowethas cowethas association
kres cres middle
kres cres peace
kresenn cresen centre
kreslu creslu police force
krlfennyades scryvynyades secretary
krow crow shed
krows crows cross
krys crys shirt
kuntell cuntell collect
kuntell cuntell gather v
kwarter quarter quarter
kweth queth cloth
kyns kens before
kynsa kensa first
kynyav kynyaf autumn
kyrghes kerhes fetch v
kyttrin kyttryn bus
lagas lagas eye
lamma lamma jump v
lavar lavar saying
lavar lavar sentence
lavrek lavrak trousers
le le less
le le place
ledan ledan wide
lemmyn lemmyn now
lenwel lenwel fill v
lester lester vessel
lestri lestry dishes
lestrier lestryer dresser
leth leth milk
le'ti lety dairy
leun luen full
leur luer floor
lev lef voice
leverel leverel say v
lew lew lion
lies (+ s noun) lyes many
liw lyw colour
loes los grey
losowenn losowen plant
losow-kegin losowen kegyn vegetables
lost lost tail
lovan lovan rope
lowarth lowarth garden
lowen lowen happy
lowr lowr enough
lugarn lugarn lamp
lyha lyha least
lyther lyther letter
lytherva lytherva post office
lyverji shoppa lyvrow bookshop
lyverva lyverva library
lywyer lewyer drive
ma ma this (with noun)
maga maga feed v
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maga maga nurture v
maga maga rear v
mamm mam mother
mammik mammyk mummy
mamm-wynn dama wyn grandmother
Manow Manow Isle of Man
mappa mappa map
mar pleg mar plek please
marghas marhas market
martesen martesen maybe
martesen martesen perhaps
maw maw boy
maylyer maylyer envelope
mebyl mebyl furniture
medhyk medhek doctor
melin melyn mill
melyn melen yellow
menydh meneth mountain
mes mes but
Mester Mester Mister
Mestres Mestres Miss, Mistress, Ms,
metya metya meet v
meur meur great
meur meur much
meur a muer a meur a (+ p noun)
meur ras muer ras thanks
mil myl thousand
mires meras look (at) v
mires (orth) meras watch v
mis mys month
moen, tanow mon, tanow thin
moes mos table
mor mor sea
mordrep modryp aunt
morthol morthol hammer
morvleydh morvleydh shark
mos mos go v
mowes mowes girl
moy moy more
moyha moyha most
my me I
mynnes menya intend v
mynnes mynnas want v
mynnes mynnas wish v
mynysenn mynynsen minute (time)
myrgh myrgh daughter
myttin myttyn morning
na na that (with noun)
na(g) na nor
nans nans valley
naw naw nine
nes nes nearer
nessa nessa nearest
nessa nessa second
ni ny we
niver nyver number
nos nos night
notenn noten note
nown nown hunger
nowodhow newodhow news
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nowydh noweth new
ny vern ny vern it doesn't matter
nyhewer nyhewer last evening
nyhewer nyhewer last night
ober ober exercise
ober ober work
oberenn ober job
oberi obery work v
ogas (dhe) ogas (dhe) near (to)
omglywes omsensy feel v
omma omma here
onan (+ adjective) onen (+ adjective) one
ottena! ot ena there is / are !
ottomma ottomma here is/are!
our (duration) owr hour
ow ow my
oy oy egg
oyl oyl oil
palas palas dig v
pan pan when
paper paper paper
paper-nowodhow paper newodhow newspaper
pareusi parusy prepare v
park park field
park park park
park-kerri park kerry car park
parys parys ready
pastes pasty pie
pasti pasty pasty
peber peber baker
pel pel ball
peldroes pel dros football
pell pell distant
pell pell far
pellgowser pellgowser telephone
pellwolok pellwolok television
penn pen head
penn-bloedh pen blodh birthday
pennseythun penseythen weekend
perghenn perhen owner
pes da pys da pleased
peswar (m), peder (f) peswar (m), peder (f four
peswardhek peswardhek fourteen
p'eur? p'uer? when?
piw? pyu? who?
plasenn sonscrefa record
ple ple where?
plegya plegya fold v
plos plos dirty
pluvenn pluven pen
pluvenn pluvenn feather
po po either
po po or
poes pos heavy
pols pols moment
popti popty bakery
poran poran exact(ly)
poran poran precise(ly)
porth porth cove
porth porth harbour
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pow pow countryside
Pow Frynk Pow Frynk France
Pow Sows Pow Saws England
pow, bro pow, bro country
prag? prag? why?
pras pras meadow
prederi predery think v
prena prena buy
prena prena pay for v
prenn pren wooden
pris prys price
prys cheson occasion
prys prys time
pub pub each
pub pub every
pubonan pubonen everybody
pup-prys pupprys always
puptra pub tra everything
pur, fest pur, ewn very
py eur? py uer? what time?
py lies? pes? py lies? pes? how many?
py liw py lyw? what colour?
py par? py par? what sort of?
py? py? what? (+ noun)
pymthek pymthek fifteen
pysk pysk fish
pyskessa pyskessa fish v
pyth? pandra? pyth? pandra? what? (+ verb)
rag rag for (in order to)
re re too
redya redya read v
redyans redyans reading
res res must
res res necessary
res yw dhymm res yw dhym I must
rev ref oar
revya revya row (boat) v
rewer rewer freezer
rewl rewl rule
rewler menystrer manager
ri ry give v
rudh rudh red
ryb ryb beside
sagh sagh bag
salow salow safe
selsigenn selsygen sausage
seni seny ring v
serrys serrys angry
seth lester flowrys vase
seth seth jar
sevel sevel get up v
sevel sevel rise v
seytek seytek seventeen
seyth seyth seven
seythun seythen week
sinema cinema cinema
skath scath boat
skav scaf light (weight)
skav scaf nimble
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skeusenn scuesen photograph
skol scol school
skoler scoler schoolchild
skrifa screfa write v
skwith squyth tired
soedh sodh employment
soedhva soedhva office
Soedhva an Post Sodhva an Post post office
sos coweth mate
soweth soweth unfortunately
Sowsnek Sawsnek English
Sowsnek Sawsnek English language
spiser spycer grocer
spisti spycerjy grocer's shop
splann ! bryntin ! splan! brentyn! great!
splanna splanna shine v
stevell stevel room
stevell-dhybri stevel kynyow dining-room
stevell-omwolghi stevel omwolhy bathroom
sygh segh dry
syghes sehes thirst
synsi sensy hold v
synsi sensy seize v
sywya sewya follow v
tamm tam bit
tamm tam piece
tamm ha tamm tam ha tam gradually
tan tan fire
tarow tarow bull
tas-gwynn tas gwyn or syra wyn grandfather
tasik tasyk dad(dy)
tavern tavern inn
taves tavas tongue
tawesek tawesek silent
te te tea
teg teg beautiful
teg teg fine
tenna tenna pull v
terrys terrys broken
tesenn tesen cake
tew tew fat
teylu teylu family
tiek tyak farmer
tioges tyeges farmer's wife
to to roof
toemm tom warm
toemm, poeth tom, poth hot
tokyn tokyn ticket
tokynva tokynva ticket office
toll toll tax
tor tyr land
towlenn towlen programme
tra tra thing
tre tre home
tre (v) tre town
tredan tredan electricity
tremena tremena pass v
tren tren train
treth treth beach
treylya treylya translate v
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treylya treylya turn v
tri (m) teyr (f) try, teyr three
triga trega live v
trist tryst sad
troes tros foot
tros tros noise
trydhek tredhek thirteen
tu tu direction
tus (an dus) tus (an dus) people
ty (s), hwi (pl) ty, why you
tyli tylly pay v
ugens ugans twenty
ughel uhel high
unn (+ noun) un (+ noun) one
unnek unnek eleven
unnver unver agreed
usadow usadow custom
war war on
war-tu ha wor tu ha towards
wor'tiwedh oteweth finally
wosa wosa after
yagh yagh healthy
yagh yagh well (fit)
yar yar hen
yeghes yehes health
yet yet gate
yeth, taves yeth, tavas language
yeyn yeyn cold
yma hwans dhymm yma whans dhym I want
yma nown dhymm yma nown dhym I'm hungry
yma syghes dhymm yma sehes dhym I am thirsty
yn yn in
yn hwir yn gwyr really
yn hwir yn gwyr truly
yn-dann yn dan under
ynk ynk ink
yn-medh yn medh says/said (quote)
yn-mes a yn mes out of
ynn, kul yn, cul narrow
ynwedh ynwedh too (also)
ynwedh ynwedh also
ynys enys island
yowynk yowynk young
yskynna yskynna get on (bus) v
yskynna yskynna go up v
ystynna ystynna extend v
ytho, yndella yndella thus
March March if
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