klankala

Cimbrian

Etymology

Compare dialectal German glanken (“to hang, dangle”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

klankala f (diminutive klénkalle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. line
    an klankala amasen ― a line of ants
  2. bunch
    an klankala baimarn ― a bunch of grapes
  3. (by extension) something overly long and tedious
    Ar hat gasóoghet naach an klankala.
    He droned on and on.
    (literally, “He spoke like a line.”)

Further reading
  • “klankala” 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
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