yellow

English

/ˈjɛl.əʊ/, /ˈjɛl.oʊ/, /ˈjɛl.ɚ/, /jɛlə/

adj
Definitions
  • Having yellow as its colour.
  • (informal) Lacking courage.
  • (publishing) Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
  • (chiefly) Far East Asian relating to Asian people.
  • (dated) Of mixed Aboriginal and Caucasian ancestry.
  • (dated) high High yellow.
  • (UK) Related to the Liberal Democrats.
  • (politics) Related to the of Germany.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English yelwe, yelow, yelou inherited from Old English ġeolwe, ġeolu (yellow) inherited from *gelu (yellow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (yellow) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wos inherited from Old English ġeolwian root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃-

Gloss

shine, yellow, gleam, green, glisten, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黄

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

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