air chialaidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Literally, “on a state of fasting”.

Pronunciation

Adverb

air chialaidh

  1. (idiomatic, chiefly Uist) on an empty stomach

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
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