punnd

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English pound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pũːn̪ˠt̪/

Noun

punnd m (genitive singular puinnd, plural puinnd)

1. pound (weight)
2. pen, fold, enclosure for cattle

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “punnd”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC