yelow

Middle English

/ˈjɛlɔu̯/

adj
Definitions
  • yellow, yellowish, gold
  • yellow-coloured
  • golden-brown
  • (of hair) golden, blonde, light
  • (of skin) yellow, sallow, pale
  • blue-grey

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ġeolu (yellow) derived from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (yellow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós (yellow, green).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰelh₃wós

Gloss

yellow, green

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

黄

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