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yellow

/ˈjeləʊ/YEH-loh
/ˈjɛloʊ/YEH-loh

Meaningthe colour of ripe lemons

Common meaning: the colour of ripe lemons

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgeolo‘geolu’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishyelwesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsgeolu → the colour of ripe lemonsyellow‘the colour of ripe lemons’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English geolo ‘the colour of ripe lemons’.

Roots

  • geolo Old English “the colour of ripe lemons”

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