yelo

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hielo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ye‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ˈjelo/, [ˈje.l̪o]

Noun

yelo

1. ice
2. snow

   Synonym: nyebe

Bislama

Etymology

From English yellow.

Adjective

yelo

1. yellow

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hielo (“ice”).

Noun

yelo

1. ice

Spanish

Noun

yelo

1. Obsolete spelling of hielo.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish hielo (“ice”), from Latin gelu (“frost”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjelo/ [ˈjɛ.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: ye‧lo
• (Bataan) IPA^(key): /ˈjilo/ [ˈji.lo]
  • Rhymes: -ilo

Noun

yelo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜎᜓ)

1. ice
2. (meteorology) hail

   Synonym: bubog-ulan

Alternative forms

• iyelo, iyilo — dialectal, Bulacan, Rizal

Derived terms

• kayeluhan
• magpayelo
• magyelo
• magyeyelo
• may-yelo
• mayelo
• pangaskas ng yelo
• papagyeluhin
• tagyelo
• yelong kaskas
• yeluhan

 

Related terms

• elado

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English yellow.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjelo/ [ˈjɛ.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ye‧lo

Noun

yelo (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜒᜎᜓ)

1. yellow (color)

   Synonyms: dilaw, amarilyo

Further reading

• “yelo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English yellow.

Adjective

yelo

1. yellow

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hielo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjilo/

Noun

yelo

1. ice