Cornish word

tontya

be cheeky

verb

tontya means “be cheeky” in Cornish and is used as a verb.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	tontya
Treylyans medhel / nessa studh	dontya
Treylyans hwythus / tressa studh	thontya
Treylyans kemyskys / pympes studh	thontya

Body

arva

arm

bysya

finger

daskelwel

to call back, recall

dasperna

buy back

diaskorna

bone

dornskrifa

write by hand

ervys

armed

kentra

nail

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