cuimil an mháilín

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “rub the little bag”

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˌcimʲəl̪ˠ ə ˈvɑːlʲiːnʲ/[1]

Phrase

cuimil an mháilín

  1. thrashing
  2. breaking up
    Rinne mé cuimil an mháilín den troid.
    I broke up the fight.
  3. destroying
  4. tossing about

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 277, page 137
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