Published Date:
06 April 2008
Ùpraid: tumult/argy-bargy
Despite looking like an English word, both its meaning and pronunciation are completely different to its lookalike. It is pronounced 'oop-pah-ratch', and means confusion, tumult, or general chaos and argy-bargy. Bha ùpraid ann (vah oop-pah-ratch awn) means there was tumult or chaos – literally there was chaos in it. Troimhe-chèile, pronounced 'tree-yah khay-lah' is similar. Literally, the individual words mean "through both", but together they mean trouble, chaos and upset. Use troimhe-chèile also as an adjective for a person, to mean troubled, confused, or distressed. Tha i troimhe-chèile (hah i tree-yah khay-lah) means she's upset or mixed-up.
The full article contains 119 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 April 2008 8:46 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
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Related Topics:
Gaelic language
