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40 sign languages with signs. Signs are shown in SignWriting, never as notation.

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    117 published entries

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    60 published entries

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    55 published entries

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    48 published entries

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    42 published entries

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    40 published entries

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    39 published entries

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    33 published entries

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Scottish Gaelic

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Scottish Gaelic
cuir[kʰuɾʲ]
verb
A very common verb meaning to place or set something somewhere. It is also used for sending things, planting seeds, or describing weather like rain or snow.

“An cuir thu am bainne ann sa chupa?”

Will you put the milk in the cup?

Also means
  1. put
  2. send
  3. plant, sow
  4. Used to indicate falling precipitation, whether rain or snow
  5. score
  6. set, shoot

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
cè[kʲʰeː]Appears in an example
noun
The fatty part of milk that rises to the top.

“Cuir an cè anns a' chofaidh.”

Put the cream in the coffee.

Also means
  1. cream

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
ola[ˈɔl̪ˠə]Appears in an example
noun
A thick, slippery liquid used for cooking, fuel, or lubrication.

“Cuir beagan ola anns a' phana.”

Put a little oil in the pan.

Also means
  1. oil

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
bòrd[b̥ɔːrˠt̪/ [b̥ɔː(ɻ)ʈ]]Appears in an example
noun
A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs used for eating or working. It can also mean a wooden plank or board.

“Cuir am biadh air a' bhòrd.”

Put the food on the table.

Also means
  1. table (furniture)
  2. plank
  3. board
  4. board (of directors, etc.)
  5. deck (of a ship)
  6. table

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
coire[ˈkʰɔðə]Appears in an example
noun
A metal container used for boiling water, or a circular valley on a mountain.

“cuir air an coire”

put the kettle on

Also means
  1. kettle
  2. cauldron, boiler, vat
  3. dell, corrie
  4. whirlpool

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
teine[ˈtʲʰãnə]Appears in an example
noun
The state of combustion that produces heat, light, and flames. It can also refer to a large, destructive fire or to the plant known as furze.

“Cuir an teine air.”

Put the fire on.

Also means
  1. fire, flame
  2. conflagration
  3. furze
  4. Old Gaelic name of the letter t.
  5. fire

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
siùcar[ˈʃuːxkər]Appears in an example
noun
This is the Scottish Gaelic word for sugar.

“Cuir siùcar sa chofaidh agam.”

Put sugar in my coffee.

Also means
  1. sugar

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Scottish Gaelic
le do thoilAppears in an example
intj
A phrase used to make a request more polite. It literally translates to with your will.

“Cuir an leabhar an seo, le do thoil.”

Put the book here, please.

Also means
  1. please, literally "with your will"
  2. please

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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