"kows" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: [kɔʊz] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: kowsow [plural]
Etymology: From Latin causa. Cognate with Breton kaoz. Etymology templates: {{der|kw|la|causa}} Latin causa, {{cog|br|kaoz}} Breton kaoz Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|kowsow||||||cat2=|g=m|head=}} kows m (plural kowsow), {{kw-noun|m|r}} kows m (plural kowsow)
  1. speech, speaking Tags: masculine Synonyms: areth
    Sense id: en-kows-kw-noun-b1J8air8 Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 16 36
  2. talk, discourse Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kows-kw-noun-MEBhJ9PN Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 16 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kewsel (english: speak, talk) [verb], kows tiskler (english: mumble), kowser, kowsores (english: speaker), kowses (english: conscience)

Verb

IPA: [kɔʊz] [Revived-Late-Cornish] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], kows [unmutated], gows [soft], hows [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Latin causa. Cognate with Breton kaoz. Etymology templates: {{der|kw|la|causa}} Latin causa, {{cog|br|kaoz}} Breton kaoz Head templates: {{head|kw|verb|head=}} kows, {{kw-verb}} kows
  1. (Revived Late Cornish) alternative form of kewsel /kowsel (“to speak, talk”) Tags: Revived-Late-Cornish, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kewsel /kowsel (extra: to speak, talk)
    Sense id: en-kows-kw-verb-2di83Omo Categories (other): Revived Late Cornish spellings, Cornish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 16 36
  2. second-person singular imperative of kewsel Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: kewsel
    Sense id: en-kows-kw-verb-qBa~hoxF Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Cornish entries with incorrect language header: 33 15 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 23 23 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 17 49
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      "translation": "speak, talk",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "mumble",
      "translation": "mumble",
      "word": "kows tiskler"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kowser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "speaker",
      "translation": "speaker",
      "word": "kowsores"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "conscience",
      "translation": "conscience",
      "word": "kowses"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Breton kaoz",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin causa. Cognate with Breton kaoz.",
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      "form": "kowsow",
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      ]
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          "word": "areth"
        }
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      "ipa": "[kɔʊz]",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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      "english": "speak, talk",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kewsel"
    },
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      "english": "mumble",
      "translation": "mumble",
      "word": "kows tiskler"
    },
    {
      "word": "kowser"
    },
    {
      "english": "speaker",
      "translation": "speaker",
      "word": "kowsores"
    },
    {
      "english": "conscience",
      "translation": "conscience",
      "word": "kowses"
    }
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    }
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  "path": [
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  ],
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  "subsection": "verb",
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