Focal an Lae #216
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: buí (BWEE) [biː]

Meaning: buí = yellow; sallow

Usage:

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

2008-06-19 CPD