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cuisle.

pulse (regular beat felt when the arteries are depressed)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiʃlʲə/Connacht, Munster/ˈkʊʃl̠ʲə/Ulster/ˈkɞʃl̠ʲə/Ulster
  1. pulse (regular beat felt when the arteries are depressed)

    feminine
  2. vein, blood vessel

    feminine · figuratively
  3. forearm, wrist

    feminine
  4. channel

    feminine · figuratively
  5. seam

    feminine
  6. flute

    feminine
  7. flute (groove in a column)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish cuisle (“pipe, tube”), from Old Irish cusle, of obscure origin. Possibly related to Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“outer covering”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Not related to Latin pulsus.

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