cuilean

See also: cùilean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén (“pup, cub”), from Proto-Celtic *kolignos (“whelp”). Cognate with Irish coileán and Manx quallian.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰulan/

Noun

cuilean m (genitive singular cuilein, plural cuileanan)

  1. puppy
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