pysknow

Cornish

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish) pesknow

Etymology

Calque of English peanuts. By surface analysis, pys (“peas”) +‎ know (“nuts”).

Noun

pysknow f (singulative pysknowen)

  1. (collective) peanuts, monkey nuts
    Synonym: know dor

Mutation

Mutation of pysknow
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
pysknow bysknow fysknow unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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