énghepòan

Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “énghe (“tight”) + pòan (“??”)”

Noun edit

énghepòan m

(Sette Comuni) elbow
Synonym: élla

Dar arm pükhartzich ins énghepòan. ― The arm bends at the elbow.

References edit

“énghepòan” 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