Faclair Gàidhlig is Beurla le Dwelly 'na bhroinn
An English - Scottish Gaelic dictionary incorporating Dwelly
Toraidhean an Fhaclair Bhig
caolan /kɯːLan/
fir. gin. ⁊ iol. -ain
1 colon (in anatomy), intestine 2 entrail(s), gut(s) |
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caolan-mór
fir. gin. -ain-mhóir, iol. -ain-mhóra
large intestine/colon/bowel |
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caolan-beag
fir. gin. -ain-bhig, iol. -ain-bheaga
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caolan-dìreach 
fir. gin. -ain-dhìrich, iol. -ain-dhìreach
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caolan-gorm
fir. gin. -ain-ghuirm, iol. -ain-ghorma
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caolan-geal
fir. gin. -ain-gil, iol. -ain-gheala
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cho caol ri caolan
as slender/thin as a pin/rake (fig.) |
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caolan-glas
fir. gin. -ain-ghlais, iol. -an-glasa
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caolan-dubh
fir. gin. -ain-dhuibh, iol. -an-dubha
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caolan cam
bowed neck (in music) |
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ithidh na cait fuigheall nan caolan
hungry dogs will eat dirty pudding, hungry dogs will eat dirty pudding, beggars can't be choosers (fig.) |
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caolan nan dusan meur
duodenum |
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eòlas na goile 's nan caolan
gastroenterology |
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eòlaiche na goile 's nan caolan
gastroenterologist |
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othar caolan nan dusan meur
duodenal ulcer |
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Toraidhean Dwelly
caolan
-ain, sm Small gut, tripe, entrail. Caolan-cait, cat-gut. The plural in Gairloch ...an còrr |
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