ciallaich

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

ciall (“significance, implication; understanding, meaning, drift, connotation”) +‎ -ich

Verb

ciallaich (past chiallaich, future ciallaichidh, verbal noun ciallachadh, past participle ciallaichte)

1. mean

   Dè tha am facal seo a' ciallachadh? ― What does this word mean?

   Bha mi a' ciallachadh rudeigin eile. ― I meant something else.

Related terms

• ciallach (“rational, sensible”)