# kirkyard

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɪɹkjaɹd/

## Definitions
1. A churchyard, especially one in Scotland.

## Etymology
From kirk + yard. Cognate with Danish kirkegård, Faroese kirkjugarður, Icelandic kirkjugarður, Norwegian Bokmål kirkegård, Norwegian Nynorsk kyrkjegård, and Swedish kyrkogård.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kirkyard