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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjaune
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhon
"Le soleil est brillant et jaune."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of the color between green and orange in the spectrum, resembling the color of ripe lemons or gold.
"The autumn leaves turned a brilliant shade of yellow before falling to the ground."
- 1
The yellow color or pigment.
"She used a bright yellow to highlight the important text in her notebook."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'ġeolwe', an inflected form of 'ġeolw', meaning yellow. This stems from the Proto-Germanic '*gelwaz' (yellow, green, bright), which ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*ghel-', meaning 'to shine', 'gleam', or indicating bright colors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Yellow" is said worldwide
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jaune
Transliteration: zhon
"Le soleil est brillant et jaune."
gelb
Transliteration: gelp
"Die Banane ist reif und gelb."
giallo
Transliteration: dʒallo
"I girasoli sono di colore giallo."
amarillo
Transliteration: amaˈɾiʝo
"El taxi es de color amarillo."
amarelo
Transliteration: amaˈɾɛlu
"O sol brilha com uma luz amarela."
पीला
Transliteration: pīlā
"यह फूल पीला है।"
黄色
Transliteration: huángsè
"香蕉是黄色的。"
노란색
Transliteration: noransaek
"레몬은 노란색 과일입니다."
黄色
Transliteration: kiiro
"バナナは黄色いです。"
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