wielewaal

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === wiedewaal (now dialectal) === Etymology === From older wiedewaal by assimilation of -d- to -l-, from Middle Dutch wedewale. The first part, wede- probably stems from Proto-West Germanic *widu (“wood, forest”), whereas -wale could be onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋi.ləˌʋaːl/ Hyphenation: wie‧le‧waal === Noun === wielewaal m (plural wielewalen, diminutive wielewaaltje n) golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) Synonym: goudmerel oriole (any bird of the genus Oriolus) === Further reading === wielewaal (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl