kawn

English

Alternative forms

Noun

kawn (plural kawns)

  1. An inn in Turkey.

References

Anagrams

Cornish

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).[1]

Cognate with Welsh cafn, and more distantly Latin scabo (“to scrape”) and Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “ship's hull”).

Noun

kawn m (plural kawnyow)

  1. trough
    Synonyms: hester, kofen, kofer, kuva, new
  2. horse pond, horse trough
    Synonyms: marghlyn, poll margh
  3. (by extension) glacial trough, U-shaped valley

Mutation

Mutation of kawn
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kawn gawn hawn unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “cafn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အခွန် (a.hkwan).

Noun

kawn

  1. tax

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Yir-Yoront

Noun

kawn

  1. water

References

  • Barry Alpher, Yir-Yoront Lexicon: Sketch and Dictionary of an Australian Language
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