Scottish Gaelic word

bàn

white

adjective

bàn means “white” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a adjective.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	bàn
Sèimheachadh	bhàn

Fiolan-raga bàn (Nepthys spp.)

peileagan-bàn white pelican (pelicanus oncrotalus)

Radan Armeniach, neas, easag-bhàn, easan gearr-earballach, easan-bàn, carlam, neas nam fuar-thìrean, neas-gheal, neas-bheag (Mustela erminea)

Colors

buidhe

yellow

ciar

swarthy, dark, dun, dusky

dearg

red

donn

brown

dorcha

dark

dubh

black

geal

bright, white

glas

grey, green

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