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Etymology

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Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation

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

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жалюзи́ (žaljuzín inan pl (indeclinable)

  1. blind, jalousie

Usage notes

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  • 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

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  • Estonian: žalusii