jelu

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See also: jelű and jēlu

Iban

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Noun

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jelu

  1. animal

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)

  1. accusative singular of jela

Noun

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jelu (Cyrillic spelling јелу)

  1. dative/locative singular of jelo

Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • jilu (Gallo-italic of Sicily)

Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Italian: jelu, ielu (regional)

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