Basque edit

Etymology edit

From jainko (god, deity) +‎ -zale.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ɟai̯nkos̻ale/ [ɟai̯ŋ.ko.s̻a.le]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan) /xai̯nkos̻ale/ [xai̯ŋ.ko.s̻a.le]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /d͡ʒai̯nkos̺ale/ [d͡ʒai̯ŋ.ko.s̺a.le]
  • IPA(key): (Navarrese) /jai̯nkos̻ale/ [jai̯ŋ.ko.s̻a.le]

  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: jain‧ko‧za‧le

Noun edit

jainkozale (comparative jainkozaleago, superlative jainkozaleen, excessive jainkozaleegi)

  1. devout, pious

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Further reading edit

  • "jainkozale" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • jainkozale” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus