"זיסל" meaning in Yiddish

See זיסל in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: zisl [romanization]
Etymology: From זיס (zis, “sweet, cute”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive). Etymology templates: {{affix|yi|זיס|־ל|pos2=diminutive|t1=sweet, cute}} זיס (zis, “sweet, cute”) + ־ל (-l, diminutive) Head templates: {{head|yi|proper noun|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} זיסל • (zisl) ?, {{yi-proper noun}} זיסל • (zisl) ?
  1. a unisex given name Categories (topical): Yiddish female given names, Yiddish given names, Yiddish male given names, Yiddish unisex given names
    Sense id: en-זיסל-yi-name-NHbuMNUu Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms suffixed with ־ל

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    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yiddish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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