jale

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See also: Jale and jalé

Aromanian

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Etymology

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From a Common Slavic žalĩ. Compare Romanian jale.

Noun

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jale f

  1. grief, sadness, distress

Antonyms

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Dalmatian

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Etymology

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From Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

Pronoun

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jale f (pl) (feminine singular jala)

  1. (third-person feminine plural pronoun) they
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Middle English

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Noun

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jale

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of gayole

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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jale

  1. locative singular of jala (water)

Romanian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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jale f (uncountable)

  1. grief, distress
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hungarian zsálya.

Noun

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jale f (uncountable)

  1. (botany) common sage (Salvia officinalis)
    Synonym: salvie
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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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jale (Cyrillic spelling јале)

  1. vocative singular of jal

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from jalar.

Noun

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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

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Verb

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jale

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

Further reading

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian ژاله (žâle).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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jale (definite accusative jaleyi, plural jaleler)

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