huun
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn, from Proto-Germanic *hōną n (“hen; chicken”). Cognate with German Huhn.
Noun edit
huun m (plural hüune, diminutive hüunle) (Sette Comuni)
- chicken (meat)
- Synonym: (Luserna) henn
- capon
- Dar huun ist an gahòoldar haano.
- A capon is a castrated rooster.
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Further reading edit
- “huun” 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
Northern Ohlone edit
Etymology edit
Compare Central Sierra Miwok húŋ·u-. Possibly related to Southern Ohlone ummuh.
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References edit
María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)[1], Unpublished
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