pellgowser
Appearance
Cornish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pell (“far, distant”) + kowser (“speaker”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [pɛlˈɡɔʊzɛr]
- (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [pɛlˈɡɔuzɐr]
Noun
[edit]pellgowser m (plural pellgowseryow)
- telephone, phone
- Synonyms: fon, pellgewsell
Mutation
[edit]| radical | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pellgowser | bellgowser | fellgowser | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- “pellgowser” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.