bewa

Cornish

Etymology

From byw (“alive”) +‎ -a.

Verb

bewa

1. to live, to be alive

Derived terms

• bewa orth (“live on, live off”)
• bewin (“beef, bovine”)

Mutation

Mutation of bewa

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
bewa	vewa	unchanged	pewa	fewa	vewa

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