Measgaichte / Miscellaneous

Informant(s)
Name
M.A. MacLennan
Location
Tiree
Date
10/1970
Notes
  • [NOTES: in IPA transcriptions, the fieldworker uses [w] for [ɯ].]
puban[pu̟bɑṉ] Notes: a lady’s “bun” [?]. [NOTES: unclear, could be ‘bum’!]
sgiubach[sɡʹu̟bɑx] Quotation: currachd sgiubach. Notes: cheese-cutter (cap).
spriodag[spɾid̪ɑɡ] Notes: spark.
triodh[t̪ɾwɣ] Notes: whooping cough. [NOTES: slipped under ‘triogh’.]
brochanQuotation: Tha brochan as an uchd aige. Notes: rough wheezing in the chest – like “cròchan” in Lewis.
currachdQuotation: currachd-sgiubach [sɡʹu̟bɔx]. Notes: peaked cap, cheese-cutter. [NOTES: slipped under ‘currac’.]
griuthach[ɡɾiu̟hɔx] Notes: measles.

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