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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German zel(e)n, zellen, from Old High German zellan, from Proto-West Germanic *talljan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną. Cognates include German zählen, Dutch tellen, Yiddish ציילן (tseyln), English tell, Old Norse telja.
Pronunciation
Verb
zöhn (past participle zöht) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)
- to count
- De Packerln miassn zöht wean. ― The parcels have to be counted.
- Der Klane kå scho zöhn. ― The little one can count already.
- (with zua) to reckon, to consider, to deem
- Der Koala zöht ned zua de Bärn. ― The koala is not considered a bear.
- to be of significance, to matter, to count
- Des zöht ned. ― This doesn't count.
- (with auf) to count on
- Kemma auf eich zöhn? ― Can we count on you?
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