cùl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cul"

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cúl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰuːɫ̪/

Noun

cùl m (genitive singular cùil, plural cùiltean)

1. back
2. hair (of the head)

Derived terms

• air cùlaibh, air cùl (“behind, at the back of”)
• cùl-fhiosrachadh (“background information”)
• cùlaibh (“back”)
• seòmar-cùil (“back room”)