clachan

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic clachan. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈklæx(ə)n/, /ˈklæk(ə)n/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈklax(ɪ)n/ (Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈklæxɒːn/ Rhymes: -ækən === Noun === clachan (plural clachans) (Scotland) A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland. ==== Derived terms ==== Clachan of Campsie === Anagrams === chancla == Scots == === Etymology === From Scottish Gaelic clachan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klaxən/ === Noun === clachan (plural clachans) hamlet or village generally containing a church, a small cluster of cottages. == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish clochán. By surface analysis, clach +‎ -an. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠaxan/ ==== Noun ==== clachan m (genitive singular clachain, plural clachain) kirktown, hamlet, village (with a church) cottage, hut causeway churchyard === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkʰl̪ˠaxən/ ==== Noun ==== clachan f pl nominative plural of clach === References ===