karow

See also: Karow

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *karw, from Proto-Celtic *karwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥wós, zero grade of *ḱerwós, from *ḱer- (“horn”).

Noun

karow m (plural kerwys)

1. deer
2. stag, buck, hart

   Synonym: hedh

   Hedhyw me a wel karow.

   I shall see a stag today.

Hyponyms

• ewik (“deer, doe, hind”)
• leugh (“calf, fawn”)
• brithennek (“fallow deer”)
• yorgh (“roe deer”)

Derived terms

• karow dowr (“water deer”)
• karow ergh (“reindeer, caribou”)
• karow monjak (“muntjac”)
• karow rudh (“red deer”)
• karow sika (“sika deer”)
• kowrgarow (“moose, elk”)

Mutation

Mutation of karow

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
karow	garow	harow	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarow]

Noun

karow

1. genitive plural of kara