Chind

See also: chind and chin d'

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chìnd, Ching (Bern), Kind (Basel, Chur), Kìnd (Alsace), Chend (Luzern, Walser), Kend (Swabia), Kiand (Vorarlberg)

Etymology

From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate with German Kind, Dutch kind, German Low German Kind, Low German Kinn.

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ɣ̊ind̥/ (Chind)
• (Bern) IPA^(key): /ɣ̊ɪŋː/ (Ching)

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Noun

Chind n (plural Chind or Chinde or Chinder, diminutive Chindli n)

1. child
2. girl, maid

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3. (Chindli) baby