English Explanatory Dictionary

pryan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soft, white clay.

Word forms

pryan prian

Etymology

From Cornish pri (“clay”), possibly + -an (adjective-forming suffix) with later nominalization. Not, however, derived from Cornish prien (“clay ground”), which is itself a borrowing of pryan from English.

Derived words

pryany
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