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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یالی (yalı), from Greek γιαλός (gialós), from Ancient Greek αἰγιαλός (aigialós). The same source etymon passed via Dalmatian as ìgalo.
Pronunciation
Noun
jàlija f (Cyrillic spelling ја̀лија) (regional)
- an outer area that delimitates either sea or civilization, bank, shore, brim of a body of water or as well the outskirt of a town
- lollygagger, slacker, loafer, somebody who goes to the beach rather than pursuing a business
- Synonym: jalìjāš
Declension
References
- “FOTO: Visočka “Jalija””, in Visoko.co.ba, 2015 September 15
- “jalija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024