alelo

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Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *qalelo (compare Maori arero), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq (compare Kiput deleiʔ), doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Tagalog dila, Malay lidah).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈle.lo/, [əˈlɛ.lo]

Noun[edit]

alelo

  1. tongue
  2. language

Synonyms[edit]

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English alleleFrench allèleGerman AllelItalian alleleRussian алле́ль (allélʹ)Spanish alelo.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alelo (plural aleli)

  1. (genetics, neologism) allele (variant of a gene)

Portuguese[edit]

Noun[edit]

alelo m (plural alelos)

  1. (genetics) allele

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aˈlelo/ [aˈle.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧lo

Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of alelomorfo.

Noun[edit]

alelo m (plural alelos)

  1. (genetics) allele (variant of a gene)
    Synonym: alelomorfo
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

alelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of alelar

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