Scottish Gaelic word

tunnag

duck

noun

tunnag means “duck” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	tunnag
Sèimheachadh	thunnag

Lach, (Tunnag-fhiadhaich, Lach-riabhach) - Anas platyrhynchos -(Beurla: Mallard)

Lach Bheag Dhubh, (Tunnag dhubh) - Melanitta nigra -(Beurla: Common Scoter)

Animals

adharc

horn (growth on an animal's head)

beach

bee

beathach

beast, brute, animal

bradan

salmon

buaile

enclosure, fold, sheepfold, pen (animal enclosure, particularly for sheep or cattle)

bò

cow

caora

sheep

cat

cat (Felis catus)

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