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ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY
tulach, a hillock, Ir., E. Ir. tulach; root tu, swell; Gr. τúλος, knob, τùλη (u long), swelling, weal; Lat. tumor, tūber, a swelling; Eng. thumb.
tulag, the fish whiting, Ir. tullóg, the pollock; cf. pollag.
tulchann, tulchainn, a gable, posterior, Ir. tulchán, hillock; from tulach?
tulchuiseach, plucky (Hend.):
tum, dip, tumadh, dipping, so Ir., E. Ir. tummim: *tumbô; Lat. tinguo, tingo, wet, Eng. tinge, tincture; O. H. G. duncôn, dip, ger. tunken, dip, steep.
tunna, a tun, ton, Ir., E. Ir. tunna; Ag. S. tunne, M. Eng. tonne, Norse tunna, Ger. tonne; all from Lat. tunna, a cask. Stokes (Bez.Beit.18), suggests borrowing from the Norse; Kluge regards the words as of Celtic origin. On this see †tonn.
tunnachadh, beating, dashing; see tuimhseadh.
tunnag, a duck, Ir. tonnóg?
tunnsgadh, upheaval (R.D.):
tur, gu tur, entirely, Ir. tura, plenty (tura namhad, plenty of enemies), E. Ir. tor, a crowd (dat. tur); see tòrr.
tùr, a tower, Ir. túr; from M. Eng. tour, tūr, from O. Fr. tur, Lat. turris.
tùr, understanding; cf. M. Ir. túr, research, examination, O. Ir. túirim, rotuirset, scrutati sunt, for to-fo-shirim, from sir, search.
turadh, dry weather, tur, dry (without condiment), so Ir., E. Ir. turud, terad, adj. tur, dry, tair: root tor, ter of tioram?
turag, a trifling illness (as of a child) - Arg.:
turaman, rocking, nodding; see turraban.
turcais, tweezers (M'A.), pincers; see durcaisd.
turguin, destruction (H.S.D. from MSS.), M. Ir. tuarcain, smiting, E. Ir. tuarcaim (dat.), hitting: *to-fo-argim, root org, O. Ir. orgun, orcun, occisio, O. Br. orgiat, Cæsar's Gaul. Orgeto-rix: *urg-, root vṛg, verg, press, Lat. urgeo. Stokes suggests connection with Gr. ἐρέχθω, tear; Bezzenberger gives Zend areza, battle, fight; Brugmann compares Skr. ṛghāyati, raves, rages, O. H. G. arg, what is vile or bad.
turlach, a large fire: *t-ur-lach, from Ir. ur, úr, fire, Gr. πῦρ, Eng. fire.
turlach, a bulky, squat person; see tòrr, turadh. Cf. W. twrllach, a rounnd lump.
turlas, small cupboard (Perth); see tairleas.
turloch, a lake that dries in summer, Ir. turloch; from tur and loch.
tùrn,a turn, job; from the Eng.
