speeksel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch speecsel, formed from older spekel by analogy with terms suffixed with -sel. The form spekel is from Old Dutch *spēkila, from Proto-Germanic *spaiklō. From the same root as spuwen.

Cognate with German Speichel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspeːk.səl/
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  • Hyphenation: speek‧sel

Noun

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speeksel n (uncountable)

  1. saliva, spit(tle)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: speeksel

References

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