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Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Literally, “on a state of fasting”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
air chialaidh
- (idiomatic, chiefly Uist) on an empty stomach
References
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis), Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh