בײַטל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German biutel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil (“bag, purse”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow, swell”). Compare German Beutel, Dutch buidel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪ̯tɫ̩/

Noun

בײַטל • (baytl) m or n, plural בײַטלען (baytlen), diminutive בײַטעלע (baytele)

1. purse, coin purse, wallet

   נייען זיך אַ בײַטל ― neyen zikh a baytl ― to delude oneself (literally, “to sew oneself a purse”)

2. handbag

Derived terms

• בײַטלדיק (baytldik, “baggy”)
• האַנטבײַטל (hantbaytl, “purse”)

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “בײַטל”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN