buidel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch budel, from Old Dutch *būdil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbœy̯.dəl/, [ˈbœy̯.dəl]

• Audio:

  (file)

• 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

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

Descendants

• Afrikaans: buidel