khalbe

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• khalp (Sette Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German chalp, kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz. Cognate with German Kalb, English calf.

Noun

khalbe n

1. calf (young cattle)

Coordinate terms

• khua (“cow”)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien