yellow
Oznaczający
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- Of a yellow hue.
- (informal) Lacking courage.
- Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
- Of a hue attributed to Far East Asians, especially the Chinese.
- Far East Asian (relating to Asian people).
- Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
- Synonym of high yellow
- Related to the Liberal Democrats.
- Related to the Free Democratic Party; a political party in Germany.
Częstotliwość
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/ˈjɛl.əʊ/
Etymologia
From Middle English yelwe, yelou, from Old English ġeolwe, oblique form of Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wos, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“gleam, yellow”). Compare Welsh gwelw (“pale”), Latin helvus (“dull yellow”), Irish geal (“white, bright”), Italian giallo (“yellow”) Lithuanian žalias (“green”), Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “light green”), Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”), Sanskrit हरि (hari, “greenish-yellow”), Russian жёлтый (žóltyj, “yellow”), Russian зелёный (zeljónyj, “green”). Cognate with German gelb (“yellow”), Dutch geel (“yellow”). The verb is from Old English ġeolwian, from the adjective.
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