palv

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *palβ̃ (compare Welsh palf), from Latin palma (“palm”). Doublet of leuv.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [palv]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [pælv]

Noun

palv f (plural palvow)

1. palm

   Synonym: torr an dhorr

Derived terms

• botas palvek (“flippers”)
• palva (“stroke”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of palv

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
palv	balv	falv	unchanged	unchanged

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