Chind

See also: chind and chin d'

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): /xint/, [ɣ̥ind̥]

Noun

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

1. child
2. girl, maid