küsch

See also: kusch and Küsch

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Alternative forms:

kusch
kösch

Alternative spellings:

Küsch (Eupen, German-based spelling)
kuusj (Veldeke spelling)

Etymology 1

Of imitative origin, possibly through French coche (though the shift in gender would be unexpected in a number of dialects).

Compare the same in Central Franconian Küsch, French cochon, Aragonese cochín, and Macedonian кочина (kočina, “pigsty”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kyʃ/, [ky˨ʃ]
Rhymes: -yʃ

Noun

küsch m (plural küsch or küsche or küs͜c͜he, diminutive küschke) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

pig
contemptible person, swine, dirty pig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ky˦ʃ/
Rhymes: -yʃ

Noun

küsch pl (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

plural of küsch
plural of kusch

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