beeal

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish bél (compare Scottish Gaelic beul, Irish béal), from Proto-Celtic *wewlos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiəl/

Noun

beeal m (genitive singular beill or beealloo, plural beill)

1. (anatomy) mouth
2. muzzle
3. flue
4. outlet
5. orifice
6. crater
7. rim
8. approach
9. passage

Derived terms

• beeal ny breinney (“cervix”)
• beeal ny hoie (“evening just before dark, nightfall”)
• beeal-daah (“lipstick”)
• beeal-ghraih (“lip service”)
• caggey beeal (“slanging match”)