jinela

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese janela (“window”), from Vulgar Latin *januella (“window”), diminutive of the word jānua, alternative spelling of Latin iānua (“door”).

Noun

jinela

1. window

   nhonha na jinela

   young lady at the window

Mirandese

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese jinela (variant of janela), from Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (“door, entry”). Its Portuguese origin is indicated by the /l/ (a native outcome would have had /ʎ/).

Noun

jinela f (plural jinelas)

1. window
   • 1987, Manuel da Costa Fontes, Romanceiro da Província de Trás-os-montes, Acta Universitatis Conimbrigensis, page 446:

     […] ũa jinela mui alta;

     […] a very tall window;

Portuguese

Noun

jinela f (plural jinelas)

1. (regional) Alternative form of janela