jale

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See also: Jale and jalé

Aromanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From a Common Slavic žalĩ. Compare Romanian jale.

Noun[edit]

jale f

  1. grief, sadness, distress

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Dalmatian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun[edit]

jale f (pl) (feminine singular jala)

  1. (third-person feminine plural pronoun) they

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

jale

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole

Pali[edit]

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Alternative forms

Noun[edit]

jale

  1. locative singular of jala (“water”)

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒa.le/
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ), from Proto-Slavic *žalь. Compare Aromanian jali.

Noun[edit]

jale f (uncountable)

  1. grief, distress
Declension[edit]
declension of jale (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) jale jalea
genitive/dative (unei) jale jalei
vocative jale, jaleo

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Hungarian zsálya.

Noun[edit]

jale f (uncountable)

  1. (botany) common sage (Salvia officinalis)
    Synonym: salvie
Declension[edit]
declension of jale (singular only)
singular
f gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) jale jalea
genitive/dative (unei) jale jalei
vocative jale, jaleo

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Noun[edit]

jale (Cyrillic spelling јале)

  1. vocative singular of jal

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxale/ [ˈxa.le]
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Syllabification: ja‧le

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from jalar.

Noun[edit]

jale m (plural jales)

  1. (Mexico slang) job, work
  2. (Peru, slang) sex appeal
  3. (Peru, slang) charisma, pull
  4. (Peru) recruitment, signing up (in the context of being called to join an organization, sports club, political party, etc.)

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

jale

  1. inflection of jalar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Persian ژاله (žâle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʒale/
  • Hyphenation: ja‧le

Noun[edit]

jale (definite accusative jaleyi, plural jaleler)

  1. (dated) dew
    Synonyms: çiy, çiğ, kırağı, şebnem
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