buidel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch budel, from Old Saxon būdil, from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”).

Cognate with German Beutel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯.dəl/, [ˈbœy̯.dəl]

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• Hyphenation: bui‧del

Noun

buidel m (plural buidels, diminutive buideltje n)

1. A pouch, small closed bag or purse.
2. The pouch which a female marsupial carries her young in.

Derived terms

• geldbuidel
• buideldas
• buideldier
• buidelhaas
• buidelmees
• buidelmiereneter
• buidelmol
• buidelrat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: buidel