וויזל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wisele, from Old High German wisula, from Proto-West Germanic *wisulā. Cognate with German Wiesel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪzɫ̩/
  • Hyphenation: וויזל

Noun

וויזל • (vizl) n, plural וויזלען (vizlen)

  1. weasel

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “weasel”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 346
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “וויזל” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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