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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from French jalousie.
Pronunciation
- жалюзи́: IPA(key):
- желюзи́: IPA(key): (phonetic respelling: желюзи́)
- жа́люзи: IPA(key): (proscribed)
Noun
жалюзи́ • (žaljuzí) n inan pl (indeclinable)
- 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.
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