galow

Cornish

Etymology

From gelwel, from Proto-Brythonic *gėlwɨd. Cognate with Welsh galw.

Noun

galow m (plural galowyow or galowow)

1. appeal, call, calling, invitation, vocation
2. ejaculation, exclamation (of speech)

   Synonyms: garm, kri

Derived terms

• galow a-bell (“long-distance call”)
• galow kroglen (“curtain call”)
• galow pellgows (“telephone call”)
• yma dhymm galow unnik (“I have a lone shout”)

Mutation

Mutation of galow

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
galow	alow	unchanged	kalow	halow

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “galow” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.