khéela

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Cimbrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  • “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