pistool

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Pistole, from Middle French pistole, from Middle High German pitschal, pischulle, from Czech píšťala (“whistle”), from Proto-Slavic *piščalь, from *piskati, *piščati (“to squeak, whistle”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pīṣk-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pisˈtoːl/, /piˈstoːl/
  • Hyphenation: pis‧tool
  • Rhymes: -oːl

Noun

pistool n (plural pistolen, diminutive pistooltje n)

  1. pistol

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Descendants

  • Negerhollands: pistool
  • → Caribbean Javanese: pistul
  • → Indonesian: pistol
  • → Japanese: ピストル (pisutoru)
  • → Papiamentu: pistool
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