kevelek
Cornish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Cornish kyvelak, from Proto-Brythonic *kėfɨlọg, perhaps derived from *kėfɨl (“horse”) owing to the similarity between the bird's call and the snort of a horse. Cognate with Breton kefeleg and Welsh cyffylog.
Noun edit
kevelek m (plural keveloges)
Mutation edit
Mutation of kevelek
| Cornish consonant mutation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
| kevelek | gevelek | hevelek | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |