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Yiddish
Etymology
ביס (bis, “bite”) + ־ל (-l); cognate with Southern German bissel and Pennsylvania German Bissel.
Pronunciation
Noun
ביסל • (bisl) m, plural ביסלעך (bislekh)
- diminutive of ביס (bis)
- a bit, piece, little (of)
Derived terms
- ביסלעכווײַז (bislekhvayz, “gradually, bit by bit, little by little, piecemeal”, adverb)