khéechel

Cimbrian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “cog. Kegel? not sure if sound change laws match”)

Noun

khéechel m (diminutive khéechelle) (Sette Comuni)

1. clapper (of a bell)
2. knocker (on a door)
3. jack (target ball in bowls)
4. plump child

Related terms

• khéchalot

Further reading

• “khéechel” 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