boedel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch boedel, Old Dutch *buothal, from Proto-West Germanic *bōþl, from Proto-Germanic *bōþlą. Cognate with English bottle, Icelandic ból, Swedish bol. More at build.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.dəl/

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• Hyphenation: boe‧del
• Rhymes: -udəl

Noun

boedel m (plural boedels, diminutive boedeltje n)

1. estate (movable estate, not real estate)

Derived terms

• boedelscheiding
• boel
• inboedel

Descendants

• → English: boodle
• → Indonesian: budel
• → Papiamentu: boedel (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: budel
  • → Caribbean Javanese: budhel

Anagrams

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