khéela

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kële, from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic *kelā, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ. Cognate with German Kehle, English jowl.

Noun

khéela f

  1. (Sette Comuni) throat
    Hàbanten de khéela gaplèent maatartze àtaman un prèchtan.
    With a swollen throat, he can hardly breath or speak.

Further reading
  • “khéela” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.