gilí
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Caló jili (“innocent; fresh”), from Romani śil (“cold”), from Sanskrit शीत (śītá, “cold”), formed from a root also seen in Sanskrit śyā- (“ice”), and śyā́yati (“(s)he makes freeze, makes congeal”), and śī́yate (“(s)he freezes, congeals, is cold”); outside Indic, compare Ossetic (Digor dialect) suyun (from earlier *siyun), (Iron dialect) siin (both “to freeze”). No cognates are known outside Indo-Iranian.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgilí m or f (masculine and feminine plural gilís or gilíes)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gilí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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