boel

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bul/ Hyphenation: boel Rhymes: -ul === Etymology 1 === Contraction of boedel. ==== Noun ==== boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n) a lot, bunch mess, disorderly heap quarrel (Brabantian) ===== Synonyms ===== (bunch): hoop (quarrel): ambras ===== Derived terms ===== heleboel ===== Descendants ===== → Papiamentu: bòl === Etymology 2 === From Middle Dutch boele (“male relative”), further etymology unknown. May belong to Old Dutch and Frankish *buolo, from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“father, brother, close male relation”). ==== Noun ==== boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n) (dated) lover (dated) adulterer, someone who commits adultery ===== Derived terms ===== boeleke ===== Descendants ===== → Sranan Tongo: buli