pongail

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɔŋkal/, /ˈpʰɤŋkal/[1]
  • (Skye) IPA(key): /ˈpʰɔ̃ũŋkal/[2]

Adjective

pongail

  1. concise, to the point
  2. articulate, coherent
  3. punctual, precise, exact
  4. meticulous, painstaking, thorough, punctilious

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
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