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truagh

[t̪ʰɾuəɣ]

adj

LanguageScottish Gaelic

Meaning
  1. poor, wretched, sad, miserable, pitiful, woeful
  2. poor
  3. Describing something or someone that causes feelings of sadness or pity. It refers to a wretched or miserable state of affairs.
Examples

Is truagh nach d' rugadh dall mi, gun chainnt is gun lèirsinn.

A pity I was not born blind, without speech and sight.

Pronunciationt̪ʰɾuəɣ

Part of speechadj

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