Chalp

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb. Cognate with Dutch kalf, English calf, Icelandic kálfur.

Noun

Chalp n (diminutive Chalpli or Chäpli)

(Uri) calf (baby cattle)

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co.

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