Cimbrian edit

Etymology edit

hukhan +‎ zich

Verb edit

hukhanzich (third-person singular present indicative hukhetzich, past participle gahùkhet)

  1. (Sette Comuni, reflexive) to squat down, crouch down
    De hénnen hukhentzich bénne ze léghent.
    Hens squat down when they lay eggs.

Further reading edit

  • “hukhanzich” 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