jelu

See also: jelű and jēlu

Iban

Noun

jelu

  1. animal

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)

  1. accusative singular of jela

Noun

jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)

  1. dative/locative singular of jelo

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • jilu (Gallo-italic of Sicily)

Etymology

From Latin gelū (“frost, chill”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”). Cognate with Asturian xilu, Catalan gel, Occitan gèu, hielo, Portuguese gelo, Italian gelo, Leonese xielu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.lu/, [ˈjɛ.lʊ] (standard)
  • Hyphenation: jè‧lu

Noun

jelu m (plural jeli)

  1. intense cold
  2. frost
  3. cold weather
  4. icy water
  5. coldness (lack of enthusiasm etc.)
  6. (cooking) glaze, icing, frosting

Derived terms

  • gnilari
  • jilari
  • jilata
  • jilatina
  • jilatu
  • lijatina
  • njilari
  • njilata
  • njilatu

Descendants

  • → Italian: jelu, ielu (regional)

See also

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