жалюзи

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Etymology

Borrowed from French jalousie.

Pronunciation

  • жалюзи́: IPA(key):
  • желюзи́: IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)
  • жа́люзи: IPA(key): (proscribed)
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Noun

жалюзи́ (žaljuzín inan pl (indeclinable)

  1. blind, jalousie

Usage notes

  • 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

  • Estonian: žalusii