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Likely from krielen (“to teem, swarm”).
- IPA(key): /kril/
- Hyphenation: kriel
- Rhymes: -il
kriel m or f (plural krielen, diminutive krieltje n)
- something or someone undersized or puny
- a bantam
- Synonym: krielkip
- (especially as diminutive) a small potato
