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''Teuchter'' (〔Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989〕〔Robinson, M. (ed.) ''The Concise Scots Dictionary'' Chambers ISBN 0-08-028491-4〕 or 〔) is a Lowland Scots word originally used to describe a Scottish Highlander, in particular a Gaelic-speaking Highlander. Like most such cultural epithets, it can be seen as offensive, but is often seen as amusing by the speaker. The term is contemptuous, essentially describing someone seen to be uncouth and rural.〔〔 ==Derivation== The word also shows up as ''cheuchter, chuchter, teuchtar'' but has no universally accepted ortography. From relative obscurity, it gained currency around 1910. 〔 There are three main theories on the etymology of the word: * a purely Gaelic derivation from ''tuath'' (:t̪ʰuə) "peasantry, tenantry" or ''deoch'' (:tʲɔx) "drink" (borrowed into Scots as ''teuch'') plus an agent-forming suffix ''-air'' or ''-adair''〔 * a derivation from the Scots adjective ''teuch'' "physically or mentally strong, tough" plus a suffix〔 * a derivation from the Scots noun ''teuchit/teuchat'' "lapwing"〔 One folk etymology/urban myth is that during the First World War, many members of the Highland regiments were pipers. A book of sheet music for the pipes is called a "tutor", and when pronounced with the pre-aspiration of Gaelic accents when speaking English, this sounds like "teuchter". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「teuchter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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