śal
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sal"
Emilian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old French jalne from Latin galbinus. Compare Italian giallo.
The crime fiction sense derives from the cheap paper used for crime literature, which becomes yellow as it ages.
Pronunciation edit
un bévar śal
- a yellow glass
Adjective edit
śal (masculine plural śai, feminine śala, feminine plural śali) (Mirandola)
- yellow
- (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
- mistēr śal ― crime mystery
- cont śal ― whodunit tales
Noun edit
śal m (plural śai)
- the colour yellow
- amber, yellow (traffic signals)
- mystery, police case
- detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction