Cornish word

payntya

paint

verb

payntya means “paint” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	payntya
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	bayntya
Treylyans hwythus / tressa studh	fayntya
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	fayntya

Nyns yw da genev payntya.

I don't like to paint.

Ny allav vy payntya.

I can't paint.

Yth esen vy ow payntya.

I was painting.

Arts

delinya

draw

desinya

design

donsya

dance

fyllya

fiddle

fylmya

film

goleski

singe

golya

feast

gwari

play

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