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jale.

grief, distress

4 characters2 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʒa.le/
  1. grief, distress

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жаль (žalĭ), from Proto-Slavic *žalь. Compare Aromanian jali.

noun/ˈʒa.le/
  1. common sage (Salvia officinalis)

    feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hungarian zsálya. Doublet of salvie.

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