ביסל
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Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]ביס (bis, “bite”) + ־ל (-l); cognate with Southern German bissel and Pennsylvania German Bissel.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ביסל • (bisl) m, plural ביסלעך (bislekh)
- diminutive of ביס (bis)
- a bit, piece, little (of)
Derived terms
[edit]- ביסלעכווײַז (bislekhvayz, “gradually, bit by bit, little by little, piecemeal”, adverb)