caugh

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kax, from Proto-Celtic *kakkos, *kakkā, from a very widespread child-language word for feces.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [kaˑʊx]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kɒːʰ]

Noun

kawgh m (uncountable)

1. dung

   Synonym: busel

2. excrement, faeces
3. shit

Derived terms

• kawgha (“defecate”, verb)
• kawghbib (“sewer”)

Mutation

Mutation of kawgh

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
kawgh	gawgh	hawgh	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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