different between eli vs jelly
eli
Dilling
Etymology
Proto-Nubian *il-di.
Noun
eli
- woman
References
- [1] (as eli)
- Salem Chaker, Andrzej Zaborski, Etudes berbères et chamito-sémitiques: mélanges offerts à Karl-G. Prasse (2000) (as ???)
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Verb
eli
- to be.
Finnish
Etymology
Either from the pronominal stem e- seen in että or a North Germanic loan (compare Old Norse ella, ellar, from Proto-Germanic *aljaz). Also compare Estonian elik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?eli/, [?e?li]
- IPA(key): /?eli?/, [?e?li(?)]
- Rhymes: -eli
- Syllabification: e?li
Conjunction
eli
- (coordinating) so
- a.k.a., or
- i.e., that is, in other words
- as in (in the sense of)
- (obsolete) or
- Synonym: tai
Verb
eli
- Third-person singular indicative past form of elää.
Anagrams
- lei, lie
Ido
Etymology
elu (“she, her”) +? -i (“-s; plural”)
Pronoun
eli pl
- they, them (feminine)
Related terms
- li (“they, them”)
- ili (“they, them”) (masculine)
- oli (“they, them”) (neuter)
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From the pronominal stem e-, of uncertain origin. Akin to Finnish eli and Estonian elik.
Possibly influenced by or derived from Russian ??? (ili), Swedish eller.
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /?eli/
- Hyphenation: e?li
Conjunction
eli
- or
Synonyms
- tali, vai
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /?eli/
- Hyphenation: e?li
Verb
eli
- third-person singular indicative imperfect of ellää
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 30
Italian
Noun
eli m
- plural of elio
Anagrams
- lei, Lei
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese ele (“he”), from Old Portuguese ele, from Latin ille (“that”).
Pronoun
eli
- he, she or it (third-person singular personal pronoun)
See also
References
Meänkieli
Conjunction
eli
- or
Venetian
Pronoun
eli m
- they, them
Volapük
Article
eli
- accusative singular of el
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *?liv, borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin ol?vum, see ol?va and oleum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??li/
Noun
eli m (plural elïau)
- ointment
- Synonym: ennaint
Mutation
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ê?li]
Pronoun
êli
- this; class 5 proximal demonstrative.
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jelly
English
Alternative forms
- gelly (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d???l.i/
- Rhymes: -?li
Etymology 1
From Middle English jelyf, gelly, gelye, gelle, gelee, gele, from Old French gelee, from Old French geler (“to congeal”), from Latin gel?re.
Noun
jelly (countable and uncountable, plural jellies)
- (New Zealand, Australia, Britain) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as "jello" in North America.
- (Canada, US, Britain (certain specific usages)) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Normally known as "jam" in Commonwealth English but see redcurrant jelly and jeely
- 1945, Fannie Merritt Farmer and Wilma Lord Perkins revisor, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, Eighth edition:
- Perfect jelly is of appetizing flavor; beautifully colored and translucent; tender enough to cut easily with a spoon, yet firm enough to hold its shape when turned from the glass.
- 1975, Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, The Joy of Cooking, 5th revision:
- Jelly has great clarity. Two cooking processes are involved. First, the juice alone is extracted from the fruit. Only that portion thin and clear enough to drip through a cloth is cooked with sugar until sufficiently firm to hold its shape. It is never stiff and never gummy.
- 1945, Fannie Merritt Farmer and Wilma Lord Perkins revisor, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, Eighth edition:
- (Caribbean, Jamaican) Clipping of jelly coconut.
- A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.
- Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.
- calf's-foot jelly
- 1901, H. G. Wells, The First Men in the Moon, Chapter 24,[1]
- […] some of the profounder scholars are altogether too great for locomotion, and are carried from place to place in a sort of sedan tub, wabbling jellies of knowledge that enlist my respectful astonishment.
- (zoology) A jellyfish.
- 2014, Theo Tait, ‘Water-Borne Zombies’, London Review of Books, vol. 36 no. 5:
- Species of the phylum Cnidaria – the classic jelly – have existed in something close to their current form for at least 565 million years; Ctenophora, the comb jellies, are not much younger.
- 2014, Theo Tait, ‘Water-Borne Zombies’, London Review of Books, vol. 36 no. 5:
- (slang, now rare) A pretty girl; a girlfriend.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 25:
- ‘Gowan goes to Oxford a lot,’ the boy said. ‘He?s got a jelly there.’
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, page 25:
- (US, slang) A large backside, especially a woman's.
- 2001, Destiny's Child, “Bootylicious” (song)
- I shake my jelly at every chance / When I whip with my hips you slip into a trance
- 2001, George Dell, Dance Unto the Lord, page 94:
- At that Sister Samantha seemed to shake her jelly so that she sank back into her chair.
- 2001, Destiny's Child, “Bootylicious” (song)
- (colloquial) Clipping of gelignite.
- (colloquial) A jelly shoe.
- 2006, David L. Marcus, What It Takes to Pull Me Through:
- Mary Alice gazed at a picture of herself wearing jellies and an oversized turquoise T-shirt that matched her eyes […]
- 2006, David L. Marcus, What It Takes to Pull Me Through:
- (colloquial, US) Blood.
Synonyms
- (dessert made by boiling gelatin): (US) jello, Jell-O
- (fruit preserve): jam, marmalade
- (gelatinous meat product): aspic
Derived terms
Related terms
- gel
- gelatin
Translations
Verb
jelly (third-person singular simple present jellies, present participle jellying, simple past and past participle jellied)
- To wiggle like jelly.
- To make jelly.
Translations
Etymology 2
Clipping of jealous +? -y (informal adjective ending).
Adjective
jelly (comparative more jelly, superlative most jelly)
- (slang) Jealous.
- 2011, "Exchange smiles, not saliva", The Banner (Grand Blanc High School), Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2011, page 17:
- "I think other people make rude comments because they're jelly [jealous] bro," Schroer said. "We're just showing our love to other people."
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:jelly.
- 2011, "Exchange smiles, not saliva", The Banner (Grand Blanc High School), Volume 47, Issue 2, December 2011, page 17:
References
- jelly in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- jelly at OneLook Dictionary Search
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