Focal an Lae #201
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: ciall (KEE-uhl) [k′iːəl]
Meaning: ciall = sense; sanity; meaning
Usage:
- An bhfuil tú as do chiall? (uh WIHL too ahs duh HYEE-uhl) [ə vil′ tuː as də x′iːəl] = Are you out of your mind?
- Tá ciall leis. (taw KEE-uhl lehsh) [taː kiːəl l′es′] = It makes sense. (lit., is sense with-it)
- ciall an fhocail (... uhn O-kwihl) [... ən okil′] = the meaning of the word
History: Old Irish “cíall”, Welsh “pwyll” (steadiness, discretion) and Breton “poell” (reason, good sense) come from Common Celtic *kwēllā,
from earlier *kweis-lā, based on *kweis- (to see), from Indo-European *kwei- (to observe, pay attention to, honour, pay tribute to).
Scottish Gaelic: ciall