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bodhar.

deaf

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/bˠəuɾˠ/Munster/bˠouɾˠ/Munster/bˠauɾˠ/Munster/ˈbˠau(ə)ɾˠ/Connacht

  1. deaf

  2. dull (of sound)

  3. numb (of limb)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Welsh byddar, Kamkata-viri berë (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).

noun/bˠəuɾˠ/Munster/bˠouɾˠ/Munster/bˠauɾˠ/Munster/ˈbˠau(ə)ɾˠ/Connacht

  1. deaf person

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish bodar, from Proto-Celtic *bodaros, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰodʰHrós. Cognate with Welsh byddar, Kamkata-viri berë (“dumb”), Sanskrit बधिर (badhirá).

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