joli
French
Etymology
From Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”),.possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒɔ.li/
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Adjective
joli (feminine jolie, masculine plural jolis, feminine plural jolies)
- pretty; cute
- (Louisiana) jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable
- Synonym: agréable
Synonyms
- mignon
Derived terms
- faire joli
- jolie laide
- joliment
Related terms
- enjoliver
See also
- beau
Further reading
- “joli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦭꦶ (joli, “palanquin”), from Old Javanese joli (“palanquin”), from Sanskrit दोला (dolā, “litter”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoli/
- Rhymes: -li, -i
- Hyphenation: jo‧li
Noun
joli (plural joli-joli, first-person possessive joliku, second-person possessive jolimu, third-person possessive jolinya)
- palanquin
- Synonyms: duli, tandu, usungan
- pair
- Synonym: pasangan
- yawl, jolly-boat
Derived terms
- sejoli
References
- Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:, →ISBN, page 375–440
Further reading
- “joli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- jolic
Etymology
jo + -li
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɔli/, [ˈjɔlʲi]
Conjunction
joli
- if
Usage notes
May optionally be followed by the conjunction až (“that”).
Synonyms
- -li
- gaž
- gaby
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “joli”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “joli”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Norman
Etymology
From Old French joli (“pretty, cute”), jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”),possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).
Adjective
joli m
- (Jersey) pretty
Derived terms
- jolîment (“prettily”)
Old French
Etymology
From an earlier jolif.
Adjective
joli m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolie)
- pretty; cute