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

• yah

Interjection

yagh?

1. what? say again?