"bocka" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbɤka] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [ˈbʊkɐ] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: bockas [plural], bockyas [plural]
Etymology: Either borrowed from one of Old English pūca (“demon, goblin”); Middle English bugge (compare Welsh bwg); or Irish púca (“hobgoblin”). In any case, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *pūkô. Etymology templates: {{etymid|kw|goblin}}, {{der|kw|ang|pūca|t=demon, goblin}} Old English pūca (“demon, goblin”), {{der|kw|enm|bugge}} Middle English bugge, {{cog|cy|bwg}} Welsh bwg, {{bor|kw|ga|púca|t=hobgoblin}} Irish púca (“hobgoblin”), {{der|kw|gem-pro|*pūkô}} Proto-Germanic *pūkô Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|bockas|or|bockyas|||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} bocka m (plural bockas or bockyas), {{kw-noun|m|s|bockyas}} bocka m (plural bockas or bockyas)
  1. hobgoblin, bogeyman, gnome, goblin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bocka-kw-noun-m-DRYTGk Categories (other): Mythology Disambiguation of Mythology: 75 14 12
  2. scarecrow Tags: masculine Synonyms: bocka brini, boubas, buckaboo
    Sense id: en-bocka-kw-noun-tolxOC9i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bocka brini (english: scarecrow), bocka du (english: bad ghost), bocka gwynn (english: good ghost), bocka lugarn (english: genie)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ˈbɤka] [Revived-Middle-Cornish], [ˈbʊkɐ] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: bockas [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bocka [mutation, mutation-radical], vocka [mutation, mutation-soft], bocka [mutation, mutation-aspirate], pocka [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], focka [mutation, mutation-mixed], vocka [mutation, mutation-mixed]
Etymology: From Old English bucca, from Proto-Germanic *bukkô (“male goat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰugo- (“buck”). Doublet of bogh. Etymology templates: {{etymid|kw|goat}}, {{dercat|kw|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|kw|ine|bʰúǵs}}, {{der|kw|ang|bucca}} Old English bucca, {{der|kw|gem-pro|*bukkô||male goat}} Proto-Germanic *bukkô (“male goat”), {{der|kw|ine-pro|*bʰuǵ-|*bʰugo-|buck}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰugo- (“buck”), {{doublet|kw|bogh|id1=goat}} Doublet of bogh Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|bockas|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=m|head=}} bocka m (plural bockas), {{kw-noun|m|s}} bocka m (plural bockas)
  1. billy goat, he-goat Tags: masculine Synonyms: bock, bogh
    Sense id: en-bocka-kw-noun-TpP-5K5- Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Goats, Male animals Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 13 18 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 15 46 12 4 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 10 62 9 3 6 7 Disambiguation of Goats: 5 21 74 Disambiguation of Male animals: 3 4 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "english": "scarecrow",
      "translation": "scarecrow",
      "word": "bocka brini"
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      "word": "bocka du"
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      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocka",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-soft"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bocka",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-aspirate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pocka",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "focka",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocka",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-mixed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kw",
        "10": "bockas",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{d2}}}",
        "9": "plural",
        "cat2": "",
        "f4g": "",
        "f5g": "",
        "f6g": "",
        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bocka m (plural bockas)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "s"
      },
      "expansion": "bocka m (plural bockas)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "billy goat, he-goat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "billy goat",
          "billy goat#English"
        ],
        [
          "he-goat",
          "he-goat#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bock"
        },
        {
          "word": "bogh"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɤka]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbʊkɐ]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Late-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bocka"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Cornish: 'bocka du', originally 'bocka du'",
  "path": [
    "bocka"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bocka",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: bocka/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'mutation', 'mutation-soft', 'mutation-aspirate', 'mutation-radical'}",
  "path": [
    "bocka"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "bocka",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Cornish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (d6fca27 and 65e1673). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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