"fon" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: /foːn/ [Cornish, Late], /fɔːn/ [Middle-Cornish] Forms: fons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English phone. Etymology templates: {{bor|kw|en|phone}} English phone Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|fons||||||cat2=|g=m|head=}} fon m (plural fons), {{kw-noun|m|fons}} fon m (plural fons)
  1. telephone, phone Tags: masculine Synonyms: pellgewsell, pellgowser Derived forms: fonya (english: to phone) [verb]
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English phone.",
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        },
        {
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        },
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          "english": "to phone",
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          "translation": "to phone",
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        }
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        },
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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      ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
          "word": "pellgowser"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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