jelick

English

Etymology

From Turkish yelek, Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek), from Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Doublet of gilet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛlɪk/, /ˈjɛlɪk/

Noun

jelick (plural jelicks)

1. The bodice of women or vest of men worn in the Ottoman Empire.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.70:

     She wore two jelicks—one was of pale yellow; / Of azure, pink, and white was her chemise— / 'Neath which her breast heaved like a little billow [...].

Translations

bodice or vest

• Albanian: jelek (sq)
• Bulgarian: елече (eleče)
• Greek: γιλέκο (el) n (giléko), γελέκο (el) n (geléko)
• Macedonian: елек (elek)
• Ottoman Turkish: یلك (yelek)
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• Persian: یلک (fa) (yalak)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: јѐлек m

  Roman: jèlek (sh) m

• Turkish: yelek (tr)

Further reading

• jelick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia