keyl

Manx

Etymology

From Middle Irish cáel, from Old Irish coíl, from Proto-Celtic *koilos (“thin”) (compare Welsh and Cornish cul).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəːl/

Adjective

keyl

1. thin, slender, narrow
2. fine
3. drawn out
4. watery (of soup), weak (as solution)

Antonyms

• lhean

Derived terms

• kishtey keyl (“coffin”)

Mutation

Mutation of keyl

radical	lenition	eclipsis
keyl	cheyl	geyl

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.