bachtala

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German wahtel(e), from Old High German wahtala, from Proto-West Germanic *hwahtlā. Cognate with German Wachtel, Luxembourgish Wuechtel.

Noun

bachtala f

1. (Sette Comuni) quail

   De bachtala machet 's nest in de biizen.

   The quail makes its nest in the grass of the meadows.

References

• “bachtala” 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