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פּיצל

פּיצל
פּיצי

ETYMOLOGY

{Why initial [p]?}

{Beider 2015: 99.}

OHG biz, piz 'bite' (unclear whether represents /s/ or /c/; perhaps either), bizza, pizza, bizzo 'lump, chunk', MHG biʒ, biz, bitz 'bite', (diminutive) biʒʒel; biʒʒe 'lump', ENHG bisse 'lump bite', pizzen (citation from Žilina, Slovakia), (diminutive) bislein, NHG Biss, (Swiss) bitz, (diminutive) bitzli, (Sudetendeutsch) bitßl, pitßala; pitz(i) 'penis'

WESTERN

Holland (Netherlands)

Pitzel {HOLLAND, Beem, Jerosche}

CENTRAL

HASIDIC

AMERICA

klajn ˈpɩcl̩ קליין פּיצל 'very small' [?]
a ˈklajnə ˈpɩci ˈbejbi אַ קליינע פּיצי בייבי