efan

See also: ẹfan

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *ehang, from Proto-Celtic *exs-angus. Cognate with Welsh eang.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛfan/

Adjective

efan

  1. broad, expansive, vast, wide
    Synonym: ledan

Derived terms

  • efander (expanse, space)
  • efanhe (enlarge, verb)
  • efani (elaborate, expand, verb)
  • efanvos (space (astronomy))
  • efanyans (expansion)
  • media efan (mass media)
  • yn efan (extensively)

Adverb

efan

  1. broadly, plainly, vastly, widely
    Synonyms: ledan, yn les