Elefantenküken in Low German

Pronunciation: /ɛlɛfantn̩kyːkn̩/

noun

Syllabication: E·le·fan·ten·kü·ken

Plural: Elefantenkükens n dat Elefantenküken

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peripheral vocabulary

used in colloquial speech

Low Saxon:

Kind oder Jung, dat över de Maten groot is

English:

jumbo

said of young persons, who are unusually heavy

German:

Elefantenküken

Riesenbaby

Examples:

Meier sien Jung, dat is ok son Elefantenküken.

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: Elefant + Küken

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