miann

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish mían (desire, inclination).

Noun

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miann m or f (genitive singular miann, plural miannan or mianntan)

  1. desire, will, purpose, intention
  2. appetite, hunger
  3. desire, love, lust
  4. the thing desired or loved
  5. longing peculiar to a woman with child
  6. mole on the child, due to that desire not being satisfied
  7. complete satisfaction
  8. delight

Derived terms

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References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “miann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 mían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language