beul

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch buel, earlier buedel, from Old Dutch *budil, from Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz. Doublet of pedel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bøːl/ Hyphenation: beul Rhymes: -øːl === Noun === beul m (plural beulen, diminutive beultje n) an executioner, torturer, one who carries out executions and other judicial corporal punishments Synonym: scherprechter (figuratively) a cruel person, in act or sadistic streak Synonyms: sadist, wreedaard ==== Derived terms ==== == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish bél (compare Irish béal, Manx beeal), possibly from Proto-Celtic *weblos (compare Welsh gwefl (“animal lip”), Cornish gwevel). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /piaɫ̪/ === Noun === beul m (genitive singular beòil, plural beòil) (anatomy, etc.) mouth; orifice opening, entrance ==== Derived terms ====