žilav

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒîlaʋ/
  • Hyphenation: ži‧lav

Adjective

žȉlav (Cyrillic spelling жи̏лав, definite žȉlavī, comparative žilaviji)

  1. sinewy
  2. (figuratively) tough, resistant

Declension