ביסל
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)