Chind

Alemannic German


Etymology

From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate with German Kind, Dutch kind, German Low German Kind.

Pronunciation
  • (Zurich) IPA(key): /xind/

Noun

Chind n (plural Chind or Chinde or Chinder, diminutive Chindli)

  1. child
  2. girl, maid
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