Kujel
German Low German
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editEtymology
edit- Cognate with Old Prussian cuylis, Lithuanian kuilýs, Latvian/Lettish kuilis and Polish chujec.
Noun
editKujel m (plural Kujel)
- (Low Prussian) tame boar; breeding boar (Stammeber)
- (Low Prussian, derogatory) epithet or insult used towards men
- (Low Prussian) opening in a drying stove (Darrofen) that allows to let off smoke
- (Low Prussian) big tiled stove in the room where flax is sorted out according to quality (Flachsbrachstube)
References
edit- Frischbier, Hermann (1882–1883) “Kuijel, Kujjel, Kujel”, in Preußisches Wörterbuch. Ost- und westpreußische Provinzialismen in alphabetischer (in German), volume 1, Berlin: Verlag von Th. Chr. Fr. Enslin. (Adolph Enslin.), page 442
Plautdietsch
editNoun
editKujel m (plural Kujels)