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Limburgish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *kind, from Proto-Germanic *kinþą.
Noun
Kaïnt n (plural Kaïnder, diminutive Kénntje or Kineke)
- (Eupen) kid; child (young person)
- (Eupen) child; offspring (person with regard to his or her parents; also a baby animal or young animal)
Etymology 2
From earlier Limburgish kant, from Old Northern French cant, from Medieval Latin canthus. Ultimately of Gaulish origin.
Noun
Kaïnt f (plural Kaïnte, diminutive Kénntje)
- side, face (of an object)
- side (as opposed to top or bottom)
- way, direction