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CHUM, conj. For, to, for the purpose of; in
order to; so thiit: oftener "A chum."
" Thajnig earn' ionnsuidh a cliuni fur-
tachd a dheanamh orm." He came to me
for the purpose of aiding me.
CHUN, jn-q). and adv. UntU.
CHUNNA, li>rct. ind. v. Faic, i. e.
CHUNNAIC, i "Chunnaic mi, tii, e,
i," &c. 1, thou, lie, slie, saw, observed, be-
held.
t Chunnairc, See Chunnaic.
t Chunnam, i. e. ChunDaicmi. See Chun-
naic.
CHUNNAS, for chunnacas, which see.
CHUNN'CAD '^R, i.e. Chunnaic iad. They
saw.
t CHUNNCAMAa, emjih, Chunncamaime,
We saw.
CHUNN'CAS, pret. ind. pass. v. Faic.
Was seen, were seen.
C 1 ? pron. inlerr.fem. i. e. Co ì ? or Cia ì ?
Who is she ?
f Ci, s.f. Lamentation.
CIA, proji. interr. (C è, Co è,) Which?
what? " Cia an uair?" What hour? " Co
an duine ?" What man ? " Cia b* è air
bith." Whosoever. " Ciaas?arfi;. Whence.
" Cia fhada? adv. contr. C ffaada?" How
long.
t Cia, s. m. A man, a husband.
CIAB, s. m. A lock of hair, a ringlet.
ClABAN, -AiN, -AN, See Giaban.
CIABH, -A, -AN, s.f. A side lock of hair;
the hair; a ringlet.
CIABHACH, -AicHE, adj. Hairy, bushy,
having much hair ; having ringlets.
CIABHAG, -AiG, -AN, s.f. dimin. of Ciabh.
A small lock, small ringlet ; also a whisker.
CIABHAGACH, -aÌche, arfj. (Ciabhag,)
Bushy, having curls, ringlets, locks or
whiskers.
ClABHAG-CHOILLE, pi. -an-coille,
s.f. A wood-lark.
f CiABHARTHAK, s. w. A shower. See
Ceidhearan.
CIABH-BHACHLACH, -aiche, adj.
(Ciabh and Bachlach,) Having curling
hair.
CIABH-CHASTA, -chaiste, -an-casta,
s.f. (Ciabh and Cas,) A curled lock of
hair.
CI AlJH-CHEANN-DUBH, s.f. (Ciabh,
Ce&in and Dubh,) The herb deer's hair.
t Ci^cH, s. m. Mist, fog ; sorrow, concern.
iCeathach.
+ CiaV See Ceud, A hundred.
+ CiAJ^N, s. m. Height, altitude; a
CIAD.\()1N, -E, ... /. (Ceud aud Aoine.)
" Di-ciadaoin," Wednesday.
t CiAD-BHAiNNE, s. 111. First-milk.
t CiAD-DHUiLLEACH, odj. Having a hun-
dred leaves.
CIAD-LAOIGH,-E,-EAN,s,/. (Ceud and
Laogh,) A cow that has calved for the
first time.
t CiADLUs, -uis, s. m. Curiosity.
CIAL, s. m. ind. Side or brim of a vessel.
CI ALL, CEILLE, s.f. Reason, sense, opin-
ion, meaning, discretion, prudence, a dar-
ling; "Mo chiall," my darling: very
generally in use as a term of endearment,
an expression of fondness.
CIALLACH, -AICHE, adj. (Ciall,) Judi-
cious, prudent, cautious, sensible, discreet ;
significant.
CIALLACHADH, -aidh, s. m. and irres.
part. V. Ciallaich. A meaning, a signify-
ing; signification.
CIALLACHAIL, a£/j. Emblematical; ra-
tional ; significant.
CIALLAICH, -iDH, CH-, V. a. (Ciall,) Sig-
nify, mean, allude, design, interpret,
f CiALLAiDEACH, -EiCHE, arf;. See Ciallach.
CIALLAIUHEACH, arfj. Significant.
CIALLAN, -AiN, -AN, s. m. A favourite.
" A chiallain," My dear.
f CiALL-cHAisG, s. f. (Ciall and Caisg,)
An example, a check, a warning,
CIALL-CHAGAR, -chogar, -air, s.f.
(Ciall and Cagar,) A watch word.
f CiALi.DHA, adj. See Ciallach.
CIALL-IONNSUCHAIDH, s. /. (Ciall
and lonnsuchadh,) Acquired knowledge.
CIALL-NADAIR, -nÀduir, -nÀdurra,
s. /. (Ciall and Nàdur,) Natural sense.
CIALLRADH, s. vi. (Ciall and Ràdh,)
A full or complete sentence,
f CiALLUGHADH, 5. wi. SensB, meaning.
See Ciallachadh.
t CiALLuiGHEAcn, adj. See Ciallach.
CIALTRADH, -aidh, -ean, s. m. (Ciall
and Riidh,) A sentence.
CIA MAR?, adv. How? In what way?
In what condition, state or manner?
CIA MEUU? adv. How many? how
much ?
f CiAMH, s. f. See Ciabh.
f CiAMHAiR, ciAMHOiR, adj. Sad, weary,
lonely,
t Ciamhaire, s.f. Lamentation, wailing.
CIAMHAIREACHU, s. f. Sadness,
weariness, loneliness.
t Ciamhcham.ach, adj. Curl-haired.
CIAN, CEiNE, adj. Long, tedious, lasting,
vast, far distant, remote, foreign.