kowan

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English

Noun

kowan (plural kowans)

Obsolete spelling of cowan (a worker in unmortared stone, an unapprenticed stonemason).

Anagrams

Nowak, aknow

Cornish

Alternative forms

cowan (Traditional spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Breton kaouenn.

Pronunciation

(Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key):
(Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key):

Noun

kowan f (plural kowannow)

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

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