OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# Garrison finish
## English
### Etymology

After Edward H. Garrison (1868–1930), American jockey known for such finishes.

### Noun

Garrison finish (plural Garrison finishes)
* (horse racing) The situation where a competitor in a race pulls ahead at the last moment to score a dramatic victory.
# Glässer's disease
## English
### Noun

Glässer's disease (uncountable)
* A disease of pigs caused by infection with Glaesserella parasuis.
    Synonym: parasuis
# Gompertz-Makeham law
## English
### Etymology

Named after Benjamin Gompertz and William Makeham.

### Proper noun

the Gompertz-Makeham law
* The observation that the human death rate is the sum of an age-dependent component (the Gompertz function), which increases exponentially with age, and an age-independent component (the Makeham term).
# নিকারাগুয়া
## Bengali
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

নিকারাগুয়া • (nikaraguẏa)
* Nicaragua (a country in Central America)
# Bylykbashi
## Albanian
### Proper noun

Bylykbashi
* a surname
# Saguinus
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Portuguese sagui, borrowed from Tupian ("marmoset") + Latin -inus ("of, or pertaining to").

### Proper noun

Saguinus m
* A taxonomic genus within the family Callitrichidae – the tamarins.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorrhini - suborder; Simiiformes - infraorder; Platyrrhini - parvorder; Callitrichidae - family

### References

* Saguinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Saguinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Saguinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
# gus a bhith
## Scottish Gaelic
### Adverb

gus a bhith
* Alternative form of gu bhith.
# evagino
## Latin
### Etymology

From ē- (“out-”) +‎ vāgīna (“sheath”) +‎ -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /eː.u̯aːˈɡiː.noː/, [eːu̯äːˈɡiːnoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /e.vaˈd͡ʒi.no/, [eväˈd͡ʒiːno]

### Verb

ēvāgīnō (present infinitive ēvāgīnāre, perfect active ēvāgīnāvī, supine ēvāgīnātum); first conjugation
* to unsheathe

#### Descendants

* English: evaginate

### References

* “evagino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* evagino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
# ܢܒܝܬܐ
## Classical Syriac
### Etymology

Feminine form of ܢܒܝܐ (n(ə)ḇījā, “prophet”), from Hebrew נָבִיא (nāḇîʾ). Compare Arabic نُبُوَّة (nubuwwa) and Hebrew נְבִיאָה (nəḇîʾâ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [n(ə)viθɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [n(ə)vijɑθɑ] (plural)

### Noun

ܢܒܝܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܢܒܝܬܐ, singular masculine counterpart ܢܒܝܐ)
* prophetess
* prophet's wife
* interpreter
* speaker, spokeswoman

#### Inflection
### References

* “nbyh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 195a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 326a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 884b
# salazonero
## Spanish
### Adjective

salazonero (feminine salazonera, masculine plural salazoneros, feminine plural salazoneras)
* (relational) salting

### Noun

salazonero m (plural salazoneros, feminine salazonera, feminine plural salazoneras)
* salter

### Further reading

* “salazonero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
# consternate
## English
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!
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### Verb

consternate (third-person singular simple present consternates, present participle consternating, simple past and past participle consternated)
* (transitive) To cause consternation in; to dismay.

#### Translations
## Latin
### Verb

cōnsternāte
* second-person plural present active imperative of cōnsternō

### Participle

cōnsternāte
* vocative masculine singular of cōnsternātus

## Spanish
### Verb

consternate
* second-person singular voseo imperative of consternar combined with te
# sulfasalazina
## Spanish
### Noun

sulfasalazina f (plural sulfasalazinas)
* sulfasalazine
# tvetydighed
## Danish
### Etymology

From tvetydig +‎ -hed.

### Noun

tvetydighed c (definite singular tvetydigheden, indefinite plural tvetydigheder, definite plural tvetydighederne)
* ambiguity
* a double entendre

#### Declension
### References

* “tvetydighed” in Den Danske Ordbog
# rrahur
## Albanian
### Verb

rrahur
* past participle of rrah
# labrantío
## Spanish
### Adjective

labrantío (feminine labrantía, masculine plural labrantíos, feminine plural labrantías)
* arable

### Noun

labrantío m (plural labrantíos)
* arable land

### Further reading

* “labrantío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
# 자책골
## Korean
### Etymology

자책(自責) (jachaek, “blaming oneself”) +‎ 골 (gol, “goal”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰɛk̚k͈o̞ɭ] ~ [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰe̞k̚k͈o̞ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [자책꼴/자첵꼴]

### Noun

자책골 • (jachaekgol)
* own goal

#### Synonyms

* 자살골 (jasalgol)
# 무소속
## Korean
### Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 無所屬.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [musʰo̞sʰo̞k̚]
* Phonetic hangul: [무소속]

### Noun

무소속 • (musosok) (hanja 無所屬)
* independent, especially of political party
# colestiramina
## Italian
### Noun

colestiramina f (plural colestiramine)
* (biochemistry) colestyramine

## Spanish
### Noun

colestiramina f (plural colestiraminas)
* colestyramine
# sigundo-almuwerso
## Tagalog
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /siˌɡundo ʔalmuˈeɾso/ [sɪˌɣun̪.d̪o ʔɐlˈmwɛɾ.so]
* Rhymes: -eɾso
* Syllabification: si‧gun‧do-al‧mu‧wer‧so

### Noun

sigundo-almuwerso (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜄᜓᜈ᜔ᜇᜓᜀᜎ᜔ᜋᜓᜏᜒᜇ᜔ᜐᜓ)
* Alternative form of segundo-almuwerso
# 서광
## Korean
### Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曙光.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [sʰʌ̹ɡwa̠ŋ]
* Phonetic hangul: [서광]

### Noun

서광 • (seogwang) (hanja 曙光)
* daybreak, the first light of dawn
* (figurative) rays of hope, prospects
# fundamentalistic
## English
### Etymology

From fundamental +‎ -istic or fundamentalist +‎ -ic.

### Adjective

fundamentalistic (comparative more fundamentalistic, superlative most fundamentalistic)
* Fundamentalist.

#### Derived terms

* fundamentalistically
# fungicidal
## English
### Etymology

From fungi- +‎ -cidal.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (UK):(file)

### Adjective

fungicidal
* Of, or relating to fungicide.
* Having the ability to destroy or control fungus.
    Synonym: mycocidal
    Coordinate terms: fungistatic, mycostatic

#### Derived terms

* fungicidally
* nonfungicidal

#### Translations
### Noun

fungicidal (plural fungicidals)
* A fungicide.
    Synonyms: mycocidal, mycocide
    Coordinate terms: fungistatic, mycostatic

## Spanish
### Adjective

fungicidal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fungicidales)
* fungicidal
# Ludovicus
## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Clodovicus, Chlodovechus, Lodhuvicus, Hluduicus, Hludovvicus
* Aloysius (from Occitan)

### Etymology

Latinization of a Frankish or Old High German reflex of Proto-West Germanic *Hlūdawīg (see there for further details).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /luː.doˈu̯iː.kus/, [ɫ̪uːd̪oˈu̯iːkʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /lu.doˈvi.kus/, [lud̪oˈviːkus]

### Proper noun

Lūdovīcus m (genitive Lūdovīcī); second declension
* (Medieval Latin) a male given name, equivalent to English Louis

#### Declension

Second-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: Լյուդովիկոս (Lyudovikos)
* → Dutch: Ludo
* → Hungarian: Lajos
* → French: Ludovic
* → German: Chlodwig
* → Greek: Λουδοβίκος (Loudovíkos)
* → Italian: Ludovico, Lodovico
* → Latvian: Ludis
* → Lithuanian: Liudvikas
* → Polish: Ludwik
* → Old Church Slavonic: Людвигъ (Ljudvigŭ)
* → Romanian: Ludovic
* → Russian: Людо́вик (Ljudóvik)
* → Sardinian: Ludovicu
* → Slovak: Ľudovít
* → Swedish: Love
* → Sicilian: Lici, Luiggi
# ਮੁੱਢ
## Punjabi
### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Punjabi) IPA: /mʊ˦.ɖːə̆/

### Noun

ਮੁੱਢ • (muḍḍha) m (Shahmukhi spelling مڈھ)
* beginning; inception
    Antonyms: ਓੜਕ (oṛak), ਆਖ਼ਰ (āxar)
* basis
* origin
* generation

#### Declension
### References

* “ਮੁੱਢ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
* Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੁੱਢ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
# wartko
## Polish
### Etymology

From wartki +‎ -o.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvart.kɔ/
* (Greater Poland):
** (Kuyavia) IPA: /ˈvart.kɔ/
* (Masovia):
** (Near Masovian) IPA: /ˈvart.kɔ/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Kielce) IPA: /ˈvart.kɔ/
** (Goral):
*** (Żywiec) IPA: /ˈvart.kɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -artkɔ
* Syllabification: wart‧ko

### Adverb

wartko (comparative bardziej wartko, superlative najbardziej wartko)
* flowing rapidly (of liquids)
* (literary, less common or dialectal, Kuyavia, Near Masovian, Kielce) rapidly, briskly, swiftly
    Synonyms: szybko, prędko, chyżo

#### Related terms

* wartkość

### Further reading

* wartko in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* wartko in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Izydor Kopernicki (1875) “wartko”, in “Spostrzeżenia nad właściwościami językowémi w mowie Górali Bieskidowych z dodatkiem słowniczka wyrazów góralskich”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (I), volume 3, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 377
* Władysław Matlakowski (1892) “wartko”, in Słownik wyrazów ludowych zebranych w Czerskiem i na Kujawach (in Polish), Kraków: nakł. Akademii Umiejętności; Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego pod zarządem A. M. Kosterkiewicza, page 19
* Władysław Siarkowski (1878) “wartko”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 254
# furaldehyde
## English
### Noun

furaldehyde (uncountable)
* (organic chemistry) furfural

#### Derived terms

* nifuraldezone
# עסטרײַכער
## Yiddish
### Etymology

From עסטרײַך (estraykh) +‎ ־ער (-er). Compare German Österreicher.

### Noun

עסטרײַכער • (estraykher) m, plural עסטרײַכער (estraykher), feminine עסטרײַכערין (estraykherin)
* Austrian (Austrian person)

### References

* Justus van de Kamp et al., “עסטרײַכער” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
* Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “עסטרײַכער”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
# farragh
## Yola
### Etymology

From Middle English *fargh, from Old English fearh (“piglet”), from Proto-West Germanic *farh.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfarəx/

### Noun

farragh
* A small cowboy or ploughboy
* farrow

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 39
# furile
## English
### Alternative forms

* furil

### Etymology

Blend of furfurol +‎ benzile

### Noun

furile (uncountable)
* (organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance, (C$_4$H$_3$O)$_2$.C$_2$O$_2$, obtained by the oxidation of furoin.

#### Derived terms

* furilic
* furilic acid
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing. (See the entry for “furile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

### Anagrams

* Fleuri, ireful
# farthoo
## Yola
### Alternative forms

* fartoo

### Etymology

From Middle English warto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfartuː/

### Adverb

farthoo
* why, whereto, what's the reason.
    Synonym: fad

### Adjective

farthoo
* ailing

### References

* Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 39
# fasagh
## Yola
### Etymology

Borrowed from Irish fásach (“vacant”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfaːsəx/

### Noun

fasagh
* A short rest given to labourers during heavy work in harvest.

### References

* Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 136
# alltar
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish alltar (“the next world, the hereafter; remote place”).

### Noun

alltar m (genitive singular alltair, nominative plural alltair)
* (with article) the far country; the other world.
* remote place, hinterland

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
alltar
alltair
vocative
a alltair
a alltara
genitive
alltair
alltar
dative
alltar
alltair
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-alltar
na halltair
genitive
an alltair
na n-alltar
dative
leis an alltar don alltar
leis na halltair :

#### Derived terms

* alltarach (“beyond, on the far side”, adjective)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alltar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “alltar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Old Irish
### Etymology

From al (“beyond”, variant of oll) +‎ -tar (noun-forming suffix), for the first part compare tall, anall, for the second part cenntar, íarthar, úachtar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [al͈tər]

### Noun

alltar n (genitive alltair, no plural)
* the next world, hereafter
    Antonym: cenntar
* a distant place

#### Inflection

* $^H$ = triggers aspiration
* $^L$ = triggers lenition
* $^N$ = triggers nasalization

#### Derived terms

* alltarach

#### Descendants

* Middle Irish: alltar
** Irish: alltar

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 825, page 500; reprinted 2017
* ↑ Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 266, page 170; reprinted 2017

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “alltar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
# churrero
## Spanish
### Etymology

From churro +‎ -ero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ʃuˈreɾo/ [t͡ʃuˈre.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -eɾo
* Syllabification: chu‧rre‧ro

### Noun

churrero m (plural churreros, feminine churrera, feminine plural churreras)
* churro maker or seller

### Further reading

* “churrero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
# arachno-
## English
### Alternative forms

* arachn- (before a vowel)

### Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

### Prefix

arachno-
* arachnid; arachnidial; spider.
    Coordinate term: acaro-
* (inorganic chemistry) a boron structure intermediate between nido- and hypho- in degree of openness

#### Hypernyms

* arthropodal

#### Coordinate terms

* acaro-

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Acharon, Ochrana, anarcho-

## French
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ʁak.no/

### Prefix

arachno-
* arachno-
    Synonym: aranéo-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “arachno-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.rax.nɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -araxnɔ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

arachno-
* arachno-
    ‎arachno- + ‎-fobia → ‎arachnofobia

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* arachno- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# Lis
## Albanian
### Etymology

From lis.

### Proper noun

Lis m
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Lisarë
* Lisë
* Lisian
* Lisimadh
* Lismal
* Lisnor

### References

* Kostallari, Androkli et al., editors (1982), “Lis, -i”, in Fjalor me emra njerëzish (in Albanian), Tirana: 8 Nëntori, page 42

## Danish
### Proper noun

Lis
* a female given name, short form of Lisa and Lise ( =Elizabeth)

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 25 805 females with the given name Lis have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liːs/

### Proper noun

Lis m or f
* inflection of Li:
** masculine genitive singular
** nominative/genitive/dative/accusative plural

## Polish
### Etymology

From lis (“fox”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlis/
* Rhymes: -is
* Syllabification: Lis
* Homophone: lis

### Proper noun

Lis m pers
* a male surname

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Lis f (indeclinable)
* a female surname

#### Derived terms

* Lisowa
* Lisówna

### Further reading

* “Lis”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
# jíchén
## Mandarin
### Romanization

jíchén (Zhuyin ㄐㄧˊ ㄔㄣˊ)
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 擊沉 / 击沉
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 集塵 / 集尘
* Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吉辰
# artro-
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

### Prefix

artro-
* arthro-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “artro-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* artr-

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

### Prefix

artro-
* arthro-

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

### Prefix

artro-
* arthro-

#### Derived terms
## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ar.trɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -artrɔ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

artro-
* arthro-
    ‎artro- + ‎-logia → ‎artrologia

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* artro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

### Prefix

artro-
* (biology, anatomy) arthro- (referring to a joint or articulation)

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron, “a joint”).

### Prefix

artro-
* arthro-
# bràthair
## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish bráthair, from Proto-Celtic *brātīr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈb̥ɾaːhəð/, /ˈb̥ɾaːhað/
* (Harris) IPA: /ˈb̥ɾʲɑːhaɾʲ/
* (Uist, Barra) IPA: /ˈb̥ɾaːhɪɾʲ/, (careful pronunciation) /ˈb̥ɾaːhæɾʲ/

### Noun

bràthair m (genitive singular bràthar, plural bràithrean)
* brother, male sibling
    Tha am bràthair aig Seumas aig am bùth. ― James' brother is at the shop.

#### Declension

* Alternative dative/vocative plural: bràithribh, bràthraibh (archaic, or, dialectal)

#### Derived terms

* bràithreil (“brotherly”)
* bràthair-altraim m (“foster-brother”)
* bràthair-athar m (“paternal uncle”)
* bràthair-cèile m (“brother-in-law”)
* bràthair-màthar m (“maternal uncle”)
* comh-bhràthaireil (“fraternal”)
* leth-bhràthair m (“half-brother”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath, page 112
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “bràthair”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “bráthair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
# tikam-tikam
## English
### Alternative forms

* tikam tikam

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay tikam-tikam (“to stab repeatedly; to choose randomly”), a reduplication of tikam.

### Pronunciation

* (Singapore) IPA: [ˈt˭ɪk˭am ˌt˭ɪk˭am], [ˈt˭i-]

### Noun

tikam-tikam (uncountable)
* (Malaysia, Singapore) A kind of lucky draw or lottery-like game popular throughout the 1950s to the 1970s; usually, prizes are won by pulling slips of paper or numbered tickets from a board.
** 2013, Kok Yang Tan, From the Blue Windows: Recollections of Life in Queenstown, Singapore, in the 1960s and 1970s, Ridge Books, →ISBN:Because school children were forgoing food to play tikam-tikam games with their pocket money, hawkers were eventually banned from selling tikam-tikam to children.
** 2019, Yik Kwei, The Adventurous Streak - Revised, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN:By day, she sold entrance tickets to those who wanted to try their luck at the teeming gambling stalls within the “City Park”, catering to the Chinese residents in the town. By night, she assisted at a pinball stall, collecting tickets and putting out tennis balls for a game of “tikam tikam”.

### Verb

tikam-tikam (invariable)
* (Manglish, Singlish) To choose (something) at random.
** 2021 December, Yap Swi Neo, You Might Want To Marry My Husband: Reflections from Life, Monsoon Books Pte. Limited, →ISBN:They cannot complain. Tikam-tikam means, play with chance. Sometimes win, sometimes lose.
** 2023 March 3, Sophia Shi Yin Chin, Dancing On The Edge Of Greatness: Making Leadership Personal, World Scientific Publishing Company, →ISBN:Some days, it felt more like gambling than expert precision: Just tikam-tikam, lah! (Malay for “choose randomly,” commonly used by impatient people queueing to buy 4D tickets).

### Adjective

tikam-tikam (not comparable)
* (Manglish, Singlish) Arbitrarily chosen; characterized by random choices.
** 2018 December 30, koja6049, lowyat.net‎:it's open secret that finance industry is all tikam tikam one.