kaiin

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetian caìn (“washbasin”), from Latin catīnus. Doublet of khéssel (“cauldron”).

Noun

kaiin m

1. (Sette Comuni) washbasin

   Dar kaiin is gabéest an höltzarna kuppa.

   The washbasin was a wooden bowl.

Further reading

• “kaiin” 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

Japanese

Romanization

kaiin

1. Rōmaji transcription of かいいん