Focal an Lae #216
The Word of the Day in Irish
Word: buí (BWEE) [biː]
Meaning: buí = yellow; sallow
Usage:
- cóta buí (KOH-tuh BWEE) [koːtə biː] = a yellow coat
- Fear Buí (FAR BWEE) [f′ær biː] = Orangeman (Ulster Protestant)
- Más peaca a bheith buí tá na mílte damanta. = Beauty is only skin-deep. (lit., if it is a sin to be sallow thousands are damned)
History: Old Irish “buide” comes from Indo-European *badyo- (yellow, brown).
Latin “badius” (chestnut brown) gives us the English cognate “bay”, usually referring to the colour of a horse.
Scottish Gaelic: buidhe