cautes

Etymology
Likely a hypercorrection of, the plural of , from , so originally meaning “sharp points, promontories”. See ~ for another possible example of the same hypercorrection. Cognates include 🇨🇬,, and 🇨🇬.

A different suggestion relates it to 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, from an irregular-shaped root, as well as with 🇨🇬, a connection rejected by modern etymologists. The three different stop consonants t~p~k under this suggestion likewise remain unexplained.

Noun

 * 1) A rough, pointed rock