punnd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English pound.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pũːn̪ˠt̪/

Noun

punnd m (genitive singular puinnd, plural puinnd)

  1. pound (weight)
  2. pen, fold, enclosure for cattle

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “punnd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
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