leuv

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish lef, luef, from Old Cornish lof, from Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”). Cognate with Irish lámh, Manx laue, Scottish Gaelic làmh, and Welsh llaw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /løːv/

Noun

leuv f (dual diwleuv or diwla, plural leuvyow)

  1. hand
    Synonym: dorn

Derived terms

  • leuvbann (“felt”)
  • leuvdosa (“massage”, verb)
  • leuvdosans (“massage”)
  • leuvor (“seal”)
  • leuvvedhegel (“surgical”)
  • leuvvedhegneth (“surgery”)
  • leuvvedhek, leuvvedhoges (“surgeon”)
  • leuvwelen (“baton”)
  • ri farwell gans an leuv (“wave goodbye”, verb)
  • shackya leuv (“shake hands”, verb)
  • shackyans leuv (“handshake”)
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