kawn

Cornish

Etymology 1

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Noun

kawn m (plural kawnyow)

1. trough
2. horse pond, horse trough

See also

• poll margh
• marghlyn

Etymology 2

Same as above.

Noun

kawn m (plural kawnow)

1. (by extension) glacial trough, U-shaped valley

Mutation

  Mutation of kawn  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kawn	gawn	hawn	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

English

Alternative forms

• khan

Noun

kawn (plural kawns)

1. An inn in Turkey.

References

• “kawn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Kwan, knaw, wank

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အခွန် (a.hkwan).

Noun

kawn

1. tax

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “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