peuns

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish puns, borrowed from Old English pund, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, itself borrowed from Latin pondus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-os. Compare Welsh punt.

Noun

peuns m (plural peunsow)

  1. pound (currency unit)

See also

Mutation

Mutation of peuns
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
peuns beuns feuns unchanged unchanged unchanged

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

References

  • “peuns” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.
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