Craggan

/ˈkræɡən/ noun

Definition

A steep, rocky cliff or jagged rocky formation; rough, craggy terrain.

Etymology

From Scottish or Northern English dialect, likely from 'crag' (rocky peak) + '-an' (diminutive or place suffix), describing smaller rocky areas. Regional geological terminology.

Kelly Says

This Scottish/Northern English dialect word appears in old place names across Britain—'Craiggans' are still found on maps in Scotland and northern England!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
größern 崖
gire-n-neh gaya
ARالعربية
جبل كبير
jibal kabir
BNবাংলা
বৃহৎ প্রান্ত
b-ri-hat pran-ta
CACatalà
roca gran
roh-kah grahn
CSČeština
velká skalní stěna
vel-kah ska-lnee steh-nah
DADansk
stor klippe
stor klip-peh
DEDeutsch
großer Felsvorsprung
groh-ser felz-for-shprüng
ELΕλληνικά
μεγάλος βράχος
me-ga-los vra-chos
ESEspañol
acantilado grande
ah-kan-tee-LAH-doh grahn-deh
FAفارسی
صخره بزرگ
sa-kh-reh bozorg
FISuomi
suuri kallio
soo-ree kal-lee-oh
FRFrançais
grande falaise
grahn-duh fah-layz
GUGU
મોટો રોક
mo-toh roh-k
HAHA
kankara mai gaba
kan-kan-rah mai ga-bah
HEעברית
צוק גדול
tsook gadol
HIहिन्दी
बड़ा पहाड़ी
ba-dah pah-ha-dee
HUMagyar
nagy szikla
nah-y szik-lah
IDBahasa Indonesia
tebing besar
teh-bing besar
IGIG
akwụ n'akwụ
ak-woo n'ak-woo
ITItaliano
scogliera imponente
skoh-lee-eh-rah im-po-nen-teh
JA日本語
大きな断崖
ooki-na dan-gai
KKKK
қазан
qa-zan
KMKM
ភ្នំធំ
phnum thum
KO한국어
큰 바위 절벽
keun bawi jeolbyeok
MRMR
मोठा खडक
mo-tha khad-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
tebing besar
teh-bing besar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chaw-kye-kree
NLNederlands
grote rots
groh-teh rots
NONorsk
stor klippe
stor klip-peh
PAPA
ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੀ 石
bah-ooth sa-ree shih
PLPolski
ogromny klif
oh-grohm-nee klif
PTPortuguês
penhasco grande
peh-nuh-skoh grahn-deh
RORomână
stâncă mare
stan-kah mah-reh
RUРусский
большой скалы
bolshoy ska-ly
SVSvenska
stor klipp
stor clip
SWKiswahili
klifu kubwa
klif-oo koo-b-rah
TAதமிழ்
பெரிய பாறை
peri-ya pa-rai
TEతెలుగు
పెద్ద గండ్
ped-da gan-d
THไทย
หน้าผาใหญ่
nah-pha ya-yeh
TLTL
malaking matarik
ma-la-king ma-ta-rik
TRTürkçe
büyük kıyı
byoo-yook kee-y
UKУкраїнська
велика скала
velika ska-la
URاردو
بڑی چٹان
bari chah-taan
VITiếng Việt
vách đá lớn
vahch da lohg
YOYO
ọ̀kẹ́ aládà
oh-keh ah-lah-dah
ZH中文
巨大的悬崖
jù-dà de xuan ya
ZUZU
inyoka elikhulu
in-yoh-kah eh-li-khulu

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