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Limburgish
Etymology
Compound of Mele̩k + Tant. Compare English milk tooth, German Milchzahn, Dutch melktand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.ləkˌtant/
- (some East Limburgish dialects) IPA(key):
Noun
Mele̩ktant m (plural Mele̩ktande̩ or Mele̩ktänt) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- (widespread in East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, less common in Central Limburgish) milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)