balloo

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish balb.

Adjective

balloo (comparative balloo)

1. silent, dumb

   Eshyn hoiggys çhaghter balloo she dooinney creeney eh. ― He who understands a dumb messenger is a wise man.

2. tongue-tied

Noun

balloo m (genitive singular balloo, plural beilloo)

1. person who is dumb (unable to speak)

Mutation

Mutation of balloo

radical	lenition	eclipsis
balloo	valloo	malloo

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.