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, from Old Dutch *wissel, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

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. (rail transport) railroad switch, turnout, points.
  2. (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.
    Synonym: bil pertukaran (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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
  • Limburgish: waezel, 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
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