clamhan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Noun

clamhan m (genitive singular clamhain, plural clamhain or clamhanan)

buzzard (Buteo vulgaris)
hawk, falcon, kestrel, kite (in compounds)

Derived terms

clamhan-fionn (“hen harrier”)
clamhan gobhlach (“red kite”)
clamhan-nan-cearc (“hen harrier”)
clamhan ruadh (“kestrel”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN

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