aleli

See also: alēli

Ido

Noun

aleli

  1. plural of alelo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الخَيْرِيّ (al-ḵayriyy). Cognate of Spanish alhelí.

Pronunciation

Noun

aleli m (plural alelis)

  1. (dated) synonym of goiveira (“wallflower”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alhelí, from Arabic الْخَيْرِيّ (al-ḵayriyy), from Middle Persian hylyk' (/⁠hērīg⁠/, “wallflower”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaleˈli/ [ʔɐ.lɛˈlɪ]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧li

Noun

alelí (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜎᜒ)

  1. wallflower (herb of the Erysimum genus)

Further reading

  • “aleli”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25
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