yelve

== English == === Etymology === A metathesis of *yevel, from Middle English yevel, from Old English ġeafel, variant of gafol, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu, from Gaulish gabalos, gablos, from Proto-Celtic *gablā (“fork”). === Noun === yelve (plural yelves) (obsolete, dialectal) A fork used to carry dung; such a fork used as a garden tool. === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “yelve”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === Levey, Vélye == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یلوه (yelve, “snipe”); further etymology is unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jelˈve/ === Noun === yelve (definite accusative yelveyi, plural yelveler) synonym of florya (“greenfinch”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “yelve”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “yelve”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yelve”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 5, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5284 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yelve”, in Nişanyan Sözlük