khéela

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German kële, from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic *kelā, from Proto-Germanic *kelǭ. Cognate with German Kehle, English jowl.

Noun

khéela f

1. (Sette Comuni) throat

   Hàbanten de khéela gaplèent maatartze àtaman un prèchtan.

   With a swollen throat, he can hardly breath or speak.

Further reading

• “khéela” 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