kevelek
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Cornish
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]kevelek m (plural keveloges)
Mutation
[edit] Mutation of kevelek
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| kevelek | gevelek | hevelek | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |