Curragh

/ˈkʌrə/ noun

Definition

A variant spelling of currach; a small traditional Irish boat with a wooden frame covered in hide or canvas.

Etymology

Alternative Irish and English spelling of 'currach', reflecting the phonetic variations in Irish pronunciation and English transcription of Celtic words.

Kelly Says

The spelling 'curragh' appears in English historical texts as writers struggled to transliterate Irish sounds—you can often date documents by which spelling they use, showing how living languages change and evolve.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደሴት
desset
ARالعربية
جزيرة
jizira
BNবাংলা
কুরা
ku-ra
CACatalà
curragh
kur-ah
CSČeština
curragh
kur-ah
DADansk
curragh
kur-ah
DEDeutsch
Curragh
kur-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Κουράχ
kou-rah
ESEspañol
curragh
kur-ah
FAفارسی
جزیره
jeyre
FISuomi
curragh
kur-ah
FRFrançais
curragh
kur-ah
GUGU
કુરરા
ku-ra-ra
HAHA
curragh
kur-ah
HEעברית
קורח
kor-ach
HIहिन्दी
द्वीप
dweep
HUMagyar
curragh
kur-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
curragh
ku-rah
IGIG
curragh
kur-rah
ITItaliano
curragh
kur-ah
JA日本語
カーラ
ka-ra
KKKK
curragh
kur-ah
KMKM
dôm
KO한국어
커라
ke-o-ra
MRMR
कुर्रा
kur-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
curragh
ku-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း
kyun
NLNederlands
curragh
kur-ah
NONorsk
curragh
kur-ah
PAPA
ਕੁਰ
kur
PLPolski
curragh
kur-ah
PTPortuguês
curragh
ku-rah
RORomână
curragh
kur-ah
RUРусский
курраг
kur-rag
SVSvenska
curragh
kur-ah
SWKiswahili
curragh
ku-rah
TAதமிழ்
குராக்
ku-ra-k
TEతెలుగు
కూర
koo-ra
THไทย
เกาะ
ko
TLTL
curragh
ku-rah
TRTürkçe
curragh
kur-ah
UKУкраїнська
куррах
kur-rah
URاردو
کور
kur
VITiếng Việt
curragh
cu-rah
YOYO
curragh
kur-ah
ZH中文
小岛
xiǎo dǎo
ZUZU
curragh
kur-ah

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