melen

See also: mellen

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *melɨn, from a derivative of Proto-Celtic *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn). Can be connected to the notion of 'yellow like honey'.

Adjective

melen

  1. yellow

Derived terms

See also
Colors in Breton · livioù (layout · text)
     gwenn      louet      du
             ruz              orañjez, melen-ruz; gell              melen
                          gwer, glas             
             cyan                           glas
                          magenta; glasruz              roz

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *melinos, from *meli (“honey”) (compare Welsh melyn).

Adjective

melen m (feminine singular melna, masculine plural melens, feminine plural melnas)

  1. (Sutsilvan) yellow

Synonyms

Derived terms

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English melon.

Noun

melen

  1. melon

Welsh

Pronunciation

Adjective

melen

  1. feminine singular of melyn

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
melen felen unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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