Zijl

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sile. Cf. zijl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯l/
• Hyphenation: Zijl
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Proper noun

Zijl m

1. a short river in South Holland near Leiden between the Oude Rijn and the Kagerplassen; originally a tidal rivulet that was widened in the early High Middle Ages to improve the drainage of the nearby polders