kulyek

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kėljọg, from Proto-Celtic *kalyākos. Cognate with Breton kilhog and Welsh ceiliog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyljɛk/

Noun

kulyek m (plural kulyoges)

1. rooster, cock, cockerel
2. male bird

Derived terms

• kulyek goodh (“gander (male goose)”)
• kulyek gwyns (“weather vane”)
• kulyek Gyni (“turkey cock”)
• kulyek hos (“drake (male duck)”)
• kulyek kenys (“cockcrow”)
• kulyek reden (“grasshopper”)

Mutation

Mutation of kulyek

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kulyek	gulyek	hulyek	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged