quallian

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish cuilén, from Proto-Celtic *kulēnos (“whelp”).

Noun

quallian m (genitive singular quallianagh, plural quallianyn)

  1. puppy, pup
    She quallian jeh'nchied seiy. ― He is a pup of the first litter.
  2. whelp
  3. cub

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
quallianwhallianguallian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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