balach

== Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Middle Irish bachlach (“clown, churl”). Cognate with Rathlin Irish bachlach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈb̥al̪ˠəx/, [ˈb̥ɑl̪ˠəx] (Harris) IPA(key): /ˈb̥alˠəx/ Hyphenation: ba‧lach === Noun === balach m (genitive singular balaich, plural balaich) boy, lad (card games) jack ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (boy): gille ==== Hyponyms ==== (boy): See hyponyms under gille. ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Mark, Colin (2003), “balach”, in The Gaelic–English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 57