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Gnomish

caug

noun. humpback

A noun in the Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s glossed “a humpback” from the early root ᴱ√kava (GL/25), cognate to ᴱQ. kauko of the same meaning (QL/45).

Cognates

  • Eq. kauko “humpback” ✧ GL/25

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KAẆA “stoop” ✧ GL/25

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√kava- > caug[kaβko] > [kavko] > [kavk] > [kauk] > [kaug]✧ GL/25

Variations

  • caug ✧ GL/25

caug

adjective. humped, bulging; bent

Cognates

  • Eq. kauka “crooked, bent, bowed, humped” ✧ GL/25

Derivations

  • ᴱ√KAẆA “stoop” ✧ GL/25; GL/25

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ√kava- > caug[kaβka] > [kavka] > [kavk] > [kauk] > [kaug]✧ GL/25

Variations

  • caug ✧ GL/25; GL/25 (caug)