Definition
Scottish dialect: strong, sturdy, or impressive in build; muscular and well-made.
Etymology
From Scottish English, possibly related to 'burd' (bird) or Old English 'byrd,' with the '-ly' suffix forming adjectives. The term appears frequently in Scottish literature and folk traditions.
Kelly Says
Scottish dialect words like 'buirdly' preserve older English patterns and meanings that vanished elsewhere—they're linguistic fossils showing what 'strong' and 'sturdy' meant in medieval English before those words specialized.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিষ্ঠিত
pro-ti-sh-ti-t
CSČeština
robustní
roh-bust-nee
DEDeutsch
kräftig
kreh-TIG
ELΕλληνικά
στερεός
ste-re-os
ESEspañol
robusto
roh-BUST-oh
FISuomi
kestävä
kes-ta-vä
FRFrançais
robust
roh-BUST
HIहिन्दी
मजबूत
ma-j-boo-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
kuat
kuat
ITItaliano
robust
roh-BUST
JA日本語
たくましい
ta-ku-ma-shii
MSBahasa Melayu
kuat
kuat
NLNederlands
robust
roh-BUST
PLPolski
twardy
tv-ar-dee
PTPortuguês
robusto
roh-BUST-oh
RUРусский
крепкий
krep-kiy
SVSvenska
robust
roh-BUST
SWKiswahili
imara
ee-ma-ra
TAதமிழ்
சிறப்பு
shi-ra-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పటిష్ట
pa-tis-ta
THไทย
แข็งแรง
khaeng-raeng
UKУкраїнська
міцний
meets-nyy
VITiếng Việt
kiên cường
khee-en-kyeong
ZUZU
ngqondweni
ng-qon-dwe-ni