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nighean

[ˈɲĩ.un]

noun

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. daughter, female offspring
  2. girl
  3. maiden, young woman
  4. daughter
Examples

An cluinn thu mi, mo nighean donn?

Will you listen to me, my brown-haired girl?

Pronunciationˈɲĩ.un

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteAlso used generally to refer to any girl or young woman.

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nighean in other languages

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