kevelek

Cornish

Kevelek

Etymology

From Middle Cornish kyvelak, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, perhaps derived from *kėfɨl (“horse”) owing to the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse. Cognate with Breton kefeleg and Welsh cyffylog.

Noun

kevelek m (plural keveloges)

1. woodcock

Mutation

Mutation of kevelek

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kevelek	gevelek	hevelek	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged