khéechel

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “cog. Kegel? not sure if sound change laws match”)

Noun

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khéechel m (diminutive khéechelle) (Sette Comuni)

  1. clapper (of a bell)
  2. knocker (on a door)
  3. jack (target ball in bowls)
  4. plump child
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Further reading

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  • “khéechel” 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