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Manx

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Manx
ooh[au]
noun
An oval object laid by female birds, reptiles, or insects, often used as food.

“Ta ooh dy chyrk echey.”

He has a hen's egg.

Also means
  1. egg

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
moo
adj
The comparative form of mooar, meaning larger or greater than something else.

“Ta'n thie shoh moo na'n thie shen.”

This house is bigger than that house.

Also means
  1. comparative degree of mooar ("big, great, large")
  2. bigger

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
soo
verb
To absorb liquid, suck, or extract. It can also be used in contexts like preserving food, sipping drinks, or blotting paper.

“Soo eh yn ushtey.”

It soaks up the water.

Also means
  1. to soak, soak up, suck, extract
  2. to preserve
  3. to imbibe, tipple, sip
  4. to sap
  5. to jam
  6. to blot (as paper)
  7. to soak

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
choo
noun
This is the lenited version of the Manx word coo. It appears in specific grammatical contexts where the initial consonant has been softened.

“Cha row choo ayn.”

There was no dog there.

“She choo v'ayn.”

It was a hound.

Also means
  1. lenited form of coo

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
dooin[duːnʲ]
verb
To move something so that it is no longer open. This word is used to describe shutting a door, window, or container.

“Dooin y dorrys, my sailliu.”

Close the door, please.

Also means
  1. close
  2. shut

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
dooney[ˈduːnə]
noun
The action of closing something, such as a door, or finishing a process like a business.

“Jean dooney dty veeal!”

Do shut up!

Also means
  1. verbal noun of doon, dooin
  2. shutting, closing
  3. enclosing, confining
  4. securing
  5. confinement

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
shooyl[ʃuːlʲ]
verb
To move along on foot.

“T'eh shooyl er y traie.”

He is walking on the beach.

“Ta mee shooyl gys y scoill.”

I am walking to school.

Also means
  1. walk
  2. traverse

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
soolagh
noun
A liquid obtained from fruit, vegetables, or meat during cooking.

“Ta soolagh y cheh chillit ayns y phingey.”

The juice of the cooked meat is in the pan.

“Ta soolagh y pheesh t'ayns y phot feer vlaasagh.”

The juice of the meat that is in the pot is very tasty.

Also means
  1. juice
  2. sauce

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
sooillyn[ˈsuːlʲən]
noun
The plural form of sooill, referring to the eyes of a person or animal.

“Ta sooillyn gorrym echey.”

He has blue eyes.

“Ta sooillyn gloyragh echey.”

He has bright eyes.

Also means
  1. plural of sooill
  2. eyes

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
coontyssyn
noun
This is the plural form of the word coontys, meaning accounts or reports.

“Ta ny coontyssyn mie.”

The accounts are good.

“Ta ny coontyssyn er mayl.”

The accounts are ready.

Also means
  1. plural of coontys
  2. accounts

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
mollAppears in an example
verb
To trick or deceive someone, or to feel disappointed by a situation.

“Mollee y molteyr oo my oddys eh.”

The deceiver will deceive you if he can.

Also means
  1. to fool
  2. baffle
  3. foil
  4. beguile
  5. cajole
  6. captivate
  7. deceive
  8. bluff
  9. trick
  10. to disappoint
  11. to impose
  12. to be mistaken

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Manx
scoill[skolʲ]Appears in an example
noun
A place where students go to learn. It also refers to the process of being educated.

“Cre'n scoill hie oo hug?”

What school were you at?

Also means
  1. school
  2. schooling, learning, education

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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