jale
See also: Jale and jalé
Aromanian
Alternative forms
- jali
Etymology
From a Common Slavic žalĩ. Compare Romanian jale.
Noun
jale f
- grief, sadness, distress
Antonyms
- harauã
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.
Pronoun
jale f (pl) (feminine singular jala)
- (third-person feminine plural pronoun) they
Related terms
- jal, jala
- jali (masculine plural)
- jai
See also
- ju
- te
- nu
- vu
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒa.le/
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ), from Proto-Slavic *žalь. Compare Aromanian jali.
Noun
jale f (uncountable)
- grief, distress
Declension
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
Borrowed from Hungarian zsálya.
Noun
jale f (uncountable)
- (botany) common sage (Salvia officinalis)
Declension
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 | |
Synonyms
- (sage): salvie
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
jale (Cyrillic spelling јале)
- vocative singular of jal
Spanish
Noun
jale
- (Mexico, El Salvador, slang) job, work
- (Peru, slang) sex appeal
- (Peru, slang) charisma, pull
- (Peru) recruitment, signing up (in the context of being called to join an organization, sports club, political party, etc.)
Verb
jale
- inflection of jalar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “jale”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ژاله (žâle).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒale/
- Hyphenation: ja‧le
Noun
jale (definite accusative jaleyi, plural jaleler)
- (dated) dew
- Synonyms: çiy, çiğ, kırağı, şebnem