jalija

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

IPA^(key): /jǎlija/
Rhymes: -ija

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

Declension of jalija

	singular	plural
nominative	jalija	jalije
genitive	jalije	jalija
dative	jaliji	jalijama
accusative	jaliju	jalije
vocative	jalije / jalijo	jalije
locative	jaliji	jalijama
instrumental	jalijom	jalijama

References

“FOTO: Visočka “Jalija””, in Visoko.co.ba, 2015 September 15
“jalija” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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