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Gaelic Lexicon

English     Gaelic                     Pronunciation Meaning

plaid plaid plajer (not 'played') blanket
tartan breacan brechkan speckled, striped or multi-coloured
kilt feileadh beag fay-la beck little wrap
belted plaid feileadh more fay-la more big wrap
belted plaid  Beacan an fheileadh brechkan an yay-lee  striped wrap
brogue  brog(an) broag (as in toad)  shoes
sgian dubh  sgian dubh  skian du  hidden/secret knife
 belt  crois  creesh  cross (literally)
 coat  cota  coacht - a  coat/jacket
 hose  osain  osh-ain  socks, stockings
 garters  gartain  gar-stain  garters
 kilt pin  dealg  jalck  pin
 red  dearg  jer-ug  any true red
 red  ruadh  roo-ug rust, ginger, orange
 blue  gorm  gorum  blue
 green  uaine  oo-ine-ya  green (sometimes grey)
 black  dubh  du  black (also hidden or secret)
 white  geal  gyal  white
 yellow  buidhe  boo-ya  yellow
 brown  donn  dawn  brown
 gold  or  or  gold
 silver  airgead  air-a-gut  silver (also money)
 light  liath  lee-ah  light (followed by the colour) Also grey
 Gaelic  Gaodhlig  galeeg  the Gaelic language
 Scotland  Alba  al-a-pa  Scotland
 Scottish  Albannach  al-ap-an-ach  Scottish
 Highlands  A'Ghaidhealtachd  a gyl-tachk  The Highlands
 Lowlands A'Ghalltachd  a gall-tachk  The Lowlands
 England  Sasainn  sas-ain  the country
 English  sasannach  sas-an-ach  sassenach, the nationality
 English  beurla  bear-la  the English language

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