kawn

English

Alternative forms

• khan

Noun

kawn (plural kawns)

1. An inn in Turkey.

References

• “kawn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• wank, knaw, kwan, Wank, Kwan

Cornish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kawn m (plural kawnyow)

1. trough
2. horse pond, horse trough

See also

• poll margh
• marghlyn

Etymology 2

Same as above.

Noun

kawn m (plural kawnow)

1. (by extension) glacial trough, U-shaped valley

Mutation

  Mutation of kawn  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kawn	gawn	hawn	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အခွန် (a.hkwan).

Noun

kawn

1. tax

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Yir-Yoront

Noun

kawn

1. water

References

• Barry Alpher, Yir-Yoront Lexicon: Sketch and Dictionary of an Australian Language