aleli

See also: alēli

Ido

Noun

aleli

1. plural of alelo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.leˈli/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.lɨˈli/

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.lɛˈli]
• 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