kowan

English

Noun

kowan (plural kowans)

1. Obsolete spelling of cowan (a worker in unmortared stone, an unapprenticed stonemason). [17th century]

Anagrams

• Nowak, aknow

Cornish

Alternative forms

cowan (Traditional spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton kaouenn.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔwan]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔwɐn]

Noun

kowan f (plural kowannow)

1. owl

Derived terms

• kowanik

Compounds

• kowan benn kath (“long-eared owl”)
• kowan benn tew (“tawny owl”)
• kowan sparr hok (“hawk owl”)
• kowan vyghan (“little owl”)
• kowan woon (“short-eared owl”)
• kowan wynn (“barn owl”)

 

Mutation

  Mutation of kowan  

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kowan	gowan	howan	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged