жалюзи

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation

• жалюзи́: IPA^(key): [ʐəlʲʉˈzʲi]
• желюзи́: IPA^(key): [ʐɨlʲʉˈzʲi] (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)
• жа́люзи: IPA^(key): [ˈʐalʲʉzʲɪ] (proscribed)

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Noun

жалюзи́ • (žaljuzí) n inan pl (indeclinable)

1. blind, jalousie

Usage notes

• The accent pattern "жа́люзи" is non-standard.
• The term is officially neuter singular and indeclinable but it can be declinable and plural in non-standard Russian.

Descendants

• → Estonian: žalusii