Weather words and weather-related expressions in Cornish with English equivalents.
| Kernewek | English |
|---|---|
| Kewer / an gewer | Weather / the weather |
| Fatel yw an gewer? | How's the weather? |
| Brav yw (hi) | It's fine |
| Splann yw (hi) | It's excellent |
| Tomm yw (hi) | It's warm / hot |
| Tesek yw (hi) | It's hot |
| Pooth yw (hi) | It's hot / scorching |
| Howl | Sun |
| Howlyek | Sunny |
| Howlyek yw (hi) | It's sunny |
| Goyeyn yw (hi) | It's cool |
| Yeyn yw (hi) | It's cold |
| Euthyk yw (hi) | It's awful, horrible |
| Gwyns | Wind |
| Gwynsek yw (hi) | It's windy |
| Awel | A gale |
| Kommol | Cloud |
| Komolek yw | It's cloudy |
| Niwl | fog, haze, mist |
| Niwlek yw | It's foggy / hazy / misty |
| Gleb / glyb | wet |
| Glyb yw (hi) | It's wet |
| Glaw | rain |
| Hi a wra glaw | It's raining |
| Keser | Hail |
| Hi a wra keser | It's hailing |
| Ergh | Snow |
| Hi a wra ergh | It's snowing |
| Yma taran ha lughes | There is thunder and lightning |
| Kabmdhavas / Kammneves | rainbow |
| Tempredh | Temperature |
| Rew | Frost |
| Hager-awel | Storm, squall, tempest |
Sources and more weather words in Cornish
https://www.memrise.com/course/1569471/learn-cornish-1/21/
http://www.cornishdictionary.org.uk/browse3?combine=weather
https://www.learncornishnow.com/uploads/2/0/6/8/20689328/20140307_klubkernewek_issue5.pdf
http://www.kesva.org/sites/default/files/kdl-files/kdlfss03_0.pdf
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