hwythans

Cornish

Alternative forms

• hwethans (Revived Late Cornish)

Etymology

From hwytha (“to inflate”) +‎ -ans.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈʍɪθans]

Noun

hwythans m (plural hwythansow)

1. inflation (increase in size)
2. (economics) inflation

References

• “hwythans” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 84