cumhang

== Irish == === Adjective === cumhang superseded spelling of cúng === Mutation === == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish cumung, from Proto-Celtic *kom-angus (compare Welsh cyfyng), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”) + *h₂enǵʰ- (“tight, painfully constricted”). === Pronunciation === (Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Skye) IPA(key): /ˈkʰũ.ək/, (Lewis) [ˈkʰʉ̃.ək] (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈkʰũ.əŋɡ̊/ (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈkʰũ.uk/ === Adjective === cumhang narrow, close, tight close-minded, narrow-minded, illiberal 'S e neach-dìolain cumhang! ― He’s a narrow-minded bastard! Cha chreid thu dè cho cumhang is a tha cridhe Chaluim! ― You would not believe how narrow-minded Calum is! === Noun === cumhang m (genitive singular cumhaing, plural cumhangan) narrow passage ravine, defile === References ===