wesel

See also: Wesel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wezel, from Middle Dutch wesel, from Old Dutch *wisula, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

wesel (plural wesels)

1. weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch wissel, from Middle Dutch wissel. Cognate of Peranakan Indonesian wissel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɛsəl]
• Hyphenation: wè‧sêl

Noun

wèsêl (plural wesel-wesel, first-person possessive weselku, second-person possessive weselmu, third-person possessive weselnya)

1. (finance) money order, a type of cheque, usually purchased from a postal service to allow safe sending of money through the post, possibly to be redeemed in another country.

   Synonyms: bil pertukaran, wang pos (Standard Malay)

2. (banking, by extension) a deposit slip.
3. (rail transport) points; switch.

Further reading

• “wesel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

Noun

wēsel m or f

1. weasel, least weasel

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: wezel
  • Afrikaans: wesel
• Limburgish: wezel, wieëzel

Further reading

• “wesel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wesel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Noun

wesel

1. Alternative form of osel

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.sɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɛl
• Syllabification: we‧sel

Noun

wesel

1. genitive plural of wesele