kows

Cornish

Alternative forms

• kowsel (Revived Late Cornish)
• kewsel (Revived Middle Cornish)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Cognate with Breton kaoz

Pronunciation

• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kɔʊz]

Verb

kows

1. to speak, talk

Noun

kows m (plural kowsow)

1. speech, speaking
2. talk, discourse

Mutation

Mutation of kows

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kows	gows	hows	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

• Cornish-English Dictionary from Maga's Online Dictionary
• Akademi Kernewek Gerlyver Kernewek (FSS) Cornish Dictionary (SWF) (in Cornish), 2018, published 2018, page 108