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bir

[piɾʲ]

intj

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. onomatopoeic alarm noise of a gannet when attacked at night
  2. onomatopoeic alarm noise
  3. A word representing the sound made by a gannet bird when it is startled or attacked at night.
Examples

Chuala sinn am bir on ghanail.

We heard the alarm noise of the gannet.

Pronunciationpiɾʲ

Part of speechintj

Usage noteThis is an onomatopoeic term specifically for bird sounds.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.