kogh

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Cornish coch, cough, from Proto-Brythonic *kox, borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin coccum (“scarlet berry”), from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “berry”). Cognate with Welsh coch (“red”).

Adjective

kogh (comparative koggha)

  1. blood-red, crimson, scarlet
    kogh:  
    Synonym: rudhgogh
  2. (of meat) lean
Derived terms
  • kleves kogh (“scarlet fever”)

See also

Colors in Cornish · liwyow (layout · text)
     gwynn      loos, glas      du
             rudh; kogh              rudhvelyn, melynrudh; gell, gorm              melyn; losvelyn
                          gwyrdh, gwer, glas             
             glaswyrdh, glaswer; gwerlas              glaswyn, blou              glas
             glasrudh, purpur; indigo              majenta; purpur, glasrudh              gwynnrudh, kigliw

Etymology 2

From Latin cucullus (“hood”). Cognate with Irish cochall.

Noun

kogh m (plural koghow)

  1. bonnet, hood, hull
    Synonyms: hod, huk, kougol

Mutation

Mutation of kogh
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
kogh gogh hogh unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

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