kow

See also: KOW

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kėw, from Proto-Celtic *kawyos. Cognate with Welsh cau.

Adjective

kow

1. hollow

Derived terms

• kowa (“excavate”, verb)
• kowans (“excavation”)
• kowfordh (“tunnel”)
• kowgrom (“concave”)
• kownans (“ravine”)
• kowva (“cavity”)

Noun

kow f (plural kowyow)

1. hollow

Verb

kow

1. third-person singular present indicative/future indicative of kowa
2. second-person singular imperative of kowa

Mutation

Mutation of kow

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kow	gow	how	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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

Middle English

Noun

kow

1. Alternative form of cow

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : kow     Ordinal : kowaad

Numeral

kow

1. one