јалан

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یالان (yalan, lie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ја‧лан

Noun

ја̀ла̄н m (Latin spelling jàlān)

  1. lie, deceit, fraud
  2. forgery, fake

Etymology 2

Denominal from the noun ја̀ла̄н (lie, deceit; forgery).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎlaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ја‧лан

Adjective

ја̀ла̄н (Latin spelling jàlān, definite ја̀лнӣ)

  1. false, fake, phony, counterfeit
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jǎːlan/
  • Hyphenation: ја‧лан

Adjective

ја́лан (Latin spelling jálan, definite ја̑лнӣ, comparative ја̀лнијӣ)

  1. envious
Declension