bán
Irish (Donegal)
[bˠɑːn̪ˠ], [bˠæːn̪ˠ]
adj
Definitions
- white
- blank
- fair-haired
- (sexuality) gay, homosexual
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish bán (white, untilled land, lea) inherited from Proto-Celtic *bānos (white).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*bānos
Gloss
white
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
白
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bainin English
- bawneen English
- *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- bia Irish
- báinín Irish
- bánaí Irish
- bánbhia Irish
- bándearg Irish
- bándeirge Irish
- dearg Irish
- deirge Irish
- earr Irish
- earrbhán Irish
- fobhán Irish
- fód Irish
- fódbhán Irish
- scoth-bhándearg Irish
- scothbhán Irish
- bán Old Irish
- bánbiad Old Irish
- bàn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bane Manx
- *bānos Proto-Celtic