"sugan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃuː.ɡɔːn/ [UK] Forms: sugans [plural], sugawn [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Irish súgán (“rope”), from Proto-Celtic *souggo, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), see also Sanskrit सुवति (suvati). Doublet of soogan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|súgán||rope}} Irish súgán (“rope”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*souggo}} Proto-Celtic *souggo, {{der|en|ine-pro|*sew-||to bend, to cut, to drive}} Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to bend, to cut, to drive”), {{cog|sa|सुवति}} Sanskrit सुवति (suvati), {{doublet|en|soogan}} Doublet of soogan Head templates: {{en-noun}} sugan (plural sugans)
  1. (Ireland) A wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame. Tags: Ireland Translations (a wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame): cathaoir shúgáin [feminine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-sugan-en-noun-2~SLHB2j Categories (other): Irish English Disambiguation of 'a wooden chair with a seat made from woven straw or twine stretched over the frame': 99 1
  2. Alternative form of soogan. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: soogan
    Sense id: en-sugan-en-noun-hr-7ofQj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Bedding Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Bedding: 37 63

Inflected forms

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