bùrach
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːrəx/
Etymology
Verbal noun of bùraich ("to dig, delve"). Related to Irish búrach ("trench, pit, excavation; fury, rage").Ultimately from PIE *bhergh-* ("to hide"), distantly cognate with English bury, burrow.
Noun
bùrach
- the act of digging
- a turning-over or searching of the earth
- mess, guddle, confusion, disorder, shambles
- (obsolete) an exploit, military feat of valour
- (obsolete) a file of soldiers
- (obsolete) a swelling or tumor