koynt

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“I know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔɪnt/

Adjective

koynt

  1. strange, weird
  2. peculiar, extraordinary
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