khnaul
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Cimbrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German *kniuwel, dissimilated from kliuwel, a diminutive form of kliuwe, from Old High German kliuwa., from Proto-Germanic *klewô (“clump, mass, ball”). Cognate with German Knauel (more common variant Knäuel), also English clew, clue.
Noun
[edit]khnaul m (plural khnoile)
- (Sette Comuni) ball of yarn
- De khatza hat gamàcht abe in khnaul.
- The cat unraveled the ball of yarn.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “khnaul” 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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- Cimbrian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Cimbrian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *glew-
- Cimbrian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Middle High German
- Cimbrian terms derived from Old High German
- Cimbrian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Cimbrian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Cimbrian lemmas
- Cimbrian nouns
- Cimbrian masculine nouns
- Sette Comuni Cimbrian
- Cimbrian terms with usage examples
- cim:Knitting
- cim:Fibers