bantzala
Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps dissimilated from Middle High German wantlūs, from Old High German wantlūs (“bug, bedbug”, literally “wall-louse”). Cognate with Alemannic German Wäntele.
Noun
[edit]bantzala f (plural baantzel)
- (Sette Comuni) bedbug
- De baantzel tutzelnt 's pluut bon loiten un zachen.
- Bedbugs suck the blood of people and animals.
References
[edit]- “bantzala” 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
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