yagh

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish iach, from Proto-Brythonic *jax, from Proto-Celtic *yekkos. Cognate with Welsh iach and Breton yac'h.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaːx/

Adjective

yagh (comparative yaggha, superlative an yaggha)

  1. healthy, well, fine, fit (not ill)
  2. whole

Derived terms

  • yagheans (“recovery”)
  • yaghhe (“heal, cure”, verb)
  • yaghus (“healthy, wholesome”)
  • yeghes (“health”)

Manx

Alternative forms

Interjection

yagh?

  1. what? say again?
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