wesel

From Dutch wezel, from Middle Dutch wesel, from Old Dutch *wisula, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

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wesel (plural wesels)

1. weasel, least weasel (Mustela nivalis)

From Dutch wissel, from Middle Dutch wissel. Cognate of Peranakan Indonesian wissel.

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɛsəl]
• Hyphenation: wè‧sêl

wèsêl (plural wesel-wesel)

1. (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

   Synonyms: bil pertukaran, wang pos (Standard Malay)

2. (banking, by extension) a deposit slip
3. (rail transport) points; switch

• “wesel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Old Dutch *wisula, *wisala, from Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ.

wēsel m or f

1. weasel, least weasel

• Dutch: wezel
  • Afrikaans: wesel
• Limburgish: wezel, wieëzel

• “wesel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wesel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

wesel

1. alternative form of osel

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛ.sɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛsɛl
• Syllabification: we‧sel

wesel

1. genitive plural of wesele