joli

== Antillean Creole == === Etymology === From French joli. === Adjective === joli lovely, beautiful Synonym: bèl Antonym: lèd ==== Related terms ==== === References === Crosbie, Paul et al. (2001), Kwéyòl Dictionary‎[4], Castries, Saint Lucia: Ministry of Education, Government of Saint Lucia, →ISBN, page 94 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒɔ.li/ === Adjective === joli (feminine jolie, masculine plural jolis, feminine plural jolies) pretty; cute (Louisiana) jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable Synonym: agréable ==== Synonyms ==== mignon ==== Derived terms ==== faire joli jolie laide joliment ==== Related terms ==== enjoliver ==== Descendants ==== Antillean Creole: joli Mauritian Creole: zoli Seychellois Creole: zoli ==== See also ==== beau === Further reading === “joli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Malay joli from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦭꦶ (joli, “palanquin”), from Old Javanese joli (“palanquin”), from Sanskrit दोला (dolā, “litter”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒoli/ Rhymes: -li, -i Hyphenation: jo‧li === Noun === joli (plural joli-joli) palanquin Synonyms: duli, tandu, usungan pair Synonym: pasangan yawl, jolly-boat ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “joli”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Lower Sorbian == === Alternative forms === jolic === Etymology === jo +‎ -li === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjɔli/, [ˈjɔlʲi] === Conjunction === joli if ==== Usage notes ==== May optionally be followed by the conjunction až (“that”). ==== Synonyms ==== -li gaž gaby === Further reading === Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “joli”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008 Starosta, Manfred (1999), “joli”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Malay == === Etymology 1 === From Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦭꦶ (joli, “palanquin”), from Old Javanese joli (“palanquin”), from Sanskrit दोला (dolā, “litter”). Doublet of duli and juli. ==== Noun ==== joli (Jawi spelling جولي, plural joli-joli or joli2) palanquin Synonyms: duli, tandu, usungan yawl, jolly-boat Synonym: juli === Etymology 2 === From Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) influenced by Etymology 1, from use of palanquins to carry the bride and grrom in wedding processions ==== Noun ==== joli (Jawi spelling جولي, plural joli-joli or joli2) pair Synonym: pasangan ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From English jolly, influenced by Etymologies 1 & 2 through association with festive nature of weddings > festivities in general ==== Verb ==== joli (Jawi spelling جولي) berjoli (Malaysia) to splurge on goods (Malaysia) to party Synonyms: berpesta, berparti to get drunk or wasted from such activities Synonym: mabuk === References === Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “joli”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 477 === Further reading === "joli" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French joli (“pretty, cute”), jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy). === Adjective === joli m (Jersey) pretty ==== Derived terms ==== jolîment (“prettily”) == Old French == === Etymology === From an earlier jolif. === Adjective === joli m (oblique and nominative feminine singular jolie) pretty; cute