Ceilidh

/ˈkeɪli/ noun

Definition

A traditional Scottish or Irish social gathering with music, dancing, and storytelling.

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic 'cèilidh' (also spelled 'céilidh'), meaning a social visit or gathering. The Gaelic root relates to 'céile' (companion), emphasizing the communal aspect of the event.

Kelly Says

Ceilidhs were originally just casual visits between neighbors—then they evolved into organized dance parties! Today they're making a comeback in cities worldwide because people crave that community connection!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኬሊድ
kay-lee-d
ARالعربية
كيليدي
ke-lee-di
BNবাংলা
কেলিদ
ke-li-d
CACatalà
ceilidh
kay-lee
CSČeština
ceilidh
kay-lee
DADansk
ceilidh
kay-lee
DEDeutsch
Ceilidh
kay-lee
ELΕλληνικά
κελιδ
kel-id
ESEspañol
ceilidh
kay-lee
FAفارسی
کلید
ke-lee-d
FISuomi
ceilidh
kay-lee
FRFrançais
céilidh
kay-lee
GUGU
કેલિદ
ke-li-d
HAHA
ceilidh
kay-lee
HEעברית
קלידי
ke-lee-di
HIहिन्दी
केलीड
ke-lee-d
HUMagyar
ceilidh
kay-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
ceilidh
kay-lee
IGIG
ceilidh
kay-lee
ITItaliano
ceilidh
kay-lee
JA日本語
ケリディ
keridi
KKKK
келид
ke-lid
KMKM
កែលី
ka-lee
KO한국어
케일리
ke-il-li
MRMR
केलीड
ke-lee-d
MSBahasa Melayu
ceilidh
kay-lee
MYမြန်မာ
ကေလီဒ
kay-lee-d
NLNederlands
ceilidh
kay-lee
NONorsk
ceilidh
kay-lee
PAPA
ਕੇਲੀਡ
ke-lee-d
PLPolski
ceilidh
kay-lee
PTPortuguês
ceilidh
kay-lee
RORomână
ceilidh
kay-lee
RUРусский
келидх
kelydx
SVSvenska
ceilidh
kay-lee
SWKiswahili
ceilidh
kay-lee
TAதமிழ்
கெலீத்
ke-lee-th
TEతెలుగు
కెలిధ్
ke-li-dh
THไทย
เคลิด
ke-lit
TLTL
ceilidh
kay-lee
TRTürkçe
ceilidh
kay-lee
UKУкраїнська
келіх
ke-li-kh
URاردو
کِلیڈ
ke-lee-d
VITiếng Việt
ceilidh
kay-lee
YOYO
ceilidh
kay-lee
ZH中文
凯利迪
kai li di
ZUZU
ceilidh
kay-lee

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