balbhan

See also: balbhán

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish balbán (compare Irish balbhán); synchronically, balbh +‎ -an.

Noun

balbhan m (genitive singular balbhain, plural balbhanan)

  1. mute (person unable to speak)

References

  • “balbán” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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