Kirkwall

== English == === Etymology === A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr. === Pronunciation === (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkɪɹkwɔl/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːkwɔːl/ (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɝkwɔl/ (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈkɝkwɑl/ === Proper noun === Kirkwall A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland. ==== Translations ====