Mining Terms in Cornish
TIN AND COPPER MINING AT CARNKIE: SOME SUGGESTED CORNISH TERMS
GONYS MÛN IN CARN KY: PROFYANS A NEBES TERMOW KERNOWEK
Ian Jackson, Agan Tavas talk / areth Agan Tavas, November / mis Du 2017 (KS)
adit n ôdyt m odytys
adventure n aventur m aventurs
adventurer n aventuryor m aventuryoryon
alluvial adj livlisek
bal maiden n moren f moronyon bal
beam engine n jyn m keber
black tin (peroxide) n sten m du
blowing house n chy m treven whetha
boiler n caudarn m caudarns
boiler house n chy m treven caudarn
branch (of lode) n scorren f scorednow
brogue n pawgen m pawgednow
bruise v brewy
buck v bockya
buddle n bùdel m bùdellow
buddle v bùdellya
buddler n bùdellyor m bùdellyoryon
burn v lesky
burning house n chy m treven lesky
cage (of lift) n bagh f bahow
calcine v rôstya
calciner n rôstyor m rôstyoryon
cassiterite n men m sten
casualty n den m brew pl: tus vrew
circular adj kelhek
cob v cobbya
copper n cober m
copper pyrites n mûn m melen
cost book n lyver m lyvrow costow
count house n chy m treven acowntya
cover n argh f arhow
craze v terry
crop n pedn m pednow
crush v sqwattya
crusher n sqwattyor m sqwattyoryon
deposit n godhas m godhojyon
development n dysplegyans m
dradge n dràj m
dress v dyghtya
dressing floor n leur m leuryow dyghtya
dressing operation n oberyans m oberyansow dyghtya
drive (tunnel etc) v drîvya
engine n jyn m jynys
engine house n jynjy m jynjiow
engineer n injynor m injynoryon
fathom n gourhes m gourhesow
fine adj fin
flood v budhy
frame n fram m frâmys
furnace n fornys m fornysyow
granite n men m growyn
grate n maglen f maglednow
griddle n gradell f gradellow
griddle v gradellya
halvans n growyjyon pl
head n pedn m pednow
high pressure steam n ethen f wascas uhel
hoist v haulya
hutch n argh f arhow jyggya
iron pyrites n owr m an bobba
jag v jaggya
jig v jyggya
kibble n kybel m kybellow
kieve n tonel f tonellow
killas n kyllas col
launder n londer m londrys
lease n prisles m prislesow
leat n canel f canellow
level n level m levelyow
lode n goth f gwythy
lode mining n gonys m bal
matrix n mabmek m
metal n olcan m
metamorphic adj dyfelebys
middle n cres m
mill n melyn f melynyow
mill v mala
mine n whel m whelyow
mine v palas
mine captain n captên m captêns an bal
miner n den m tus bal
mineral agent n mainor m mainoryon mûn
mineral lord n arlùth m arlydhy mûn
mining n gonys m mûn (generally or specifically copper); gonys m sten (tin)
mining accident n droglam m droglabmow bal
mundic n owr m an bobba
ore n mûn m (in general or specifically copper); sten m (tin)
oven n forn f fornow
pack v packya
pick v cùntell
pickaxe n pyck m pyckys
pitman n den m tus poll
prills n prylyon pl
production n ascoryans m
pump v pùmpya
purser n porsor m porsoryon
rag v raggya
riddle v rydra
rock drill n tardar m terder carrek
rough adj garow
royalty n mûndalas m mûndalasow
safety helmet n basnet m basnettys sawder
scoria n soras col
set (of stamps) n set m settys
sett n pastel f pastellow bal
shaft n shafta m shaftys
share n kevran f kevradnow
shift n torn m tornys
shore up v settya peul dhe
shovel n rev f revow
sink a shaft phr polly shafta
skimpings n tanowyon pl
sledge (hammer) n slodya m slodyes
slime n slim m
slime pit n poll m pollow slim
smalls n manylyon pl
smelt v tedha
smelter n tedhor m tedhoryon
smelting house n chy m treven tedha
spall v skyrra
specific gravity n poster m comparek
square adj pedrak
stamp v stampya
stamps n stampys pl
stannary n stenak f stenegow
steam engine n jyn m jynys ethen
stope n stôp m stôpys
stope v stôpya
stoper n stôpyor m stôpyoryon
strip n lin f lînyow
sump n sùmp m sùmpys
surgeon n chyrùrjyen m chyrùrjyens
surveyor n arwhythror m arwhythroryon
tail n lost m lostow
tin n sten m (ore); sten m gwydn (metal)
tin bounds n tir m sten
tin-stuff n stenstoff m
tinner n stenor m stenoryon
tinstone n men m sten
tramway n tràm m tramyow
trauma n goly m goliow
trepan / trephine v trepanya
tribute n trubyt m
tributer n den m tus trubyt
trunk n tronk m tronkys
trunk v tronkya
tutwork n ranweyth m
tutworker n ranweythor m ranweythoryon
van n rev f revow
van v revya
washing-plate n plât m plâtys golhy
waste n atal col
water wheel n ros f rosow dowr
whim n whym m whyms
white tin n sten m gwydn
whits n gwydnyon pl
winding engine n whym m whyms
winze n gwyns f gwynsys
wolfram n wolfram m
work (ore being dressed) n ober m
workings n bal m balow
yellow ore n mûn m melen 