"jēls" meaning in Latvian

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Adjective

IPA: [jæ̂ːls] Audio: lv-riga-jēls.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *jel-, from Proto-Indo-European *yel- (“not ready, not processed”). Cognates include Lithuanian dialectal jė̃las (“unsalted, not sour, sweet, fresh”) (a possible borrowing from Latvian). Etymology templates: {{der|lv|bat-pro|-}} Proto-Baltic, {{m|ine-bsl-pro|*jel-}} *jel-, {{der|lv|ine-pro|*yel-||not ready, not processed}} Proto-Indo-European *yel- (“not ready, not processed”), {{cog|lt|-}} Lithuanian, {{m|lt|jė̃las||unsalted, not sour, sweet, fresh}} jė̃las (“unsalted, not sour, sweet, fresh”), {{cog|lv|-}} Latvian Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|jēlais|comparative|jēlāks|superlative|visjēlākais|adverb|jēli|cat2=|cat3=}} jēls (definite jēlais, comparative jēlāks, superlative visjēlākais, adverb jēli), {{lv-adj|jēl}} jēls (definite jēlais, comparative jēlāks, superlative visjēlākais, adverb jēli) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-adj|jēl|extrawidth=-100}} Forms: jēlais [definite], jēlāks [comparative], visjēlākais [superlative], jēli [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], jēls [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], jēli [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], jēla [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], jēlas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], jēlu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], jēlus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], jēlu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], jēlas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], jēla [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], jēlu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], jēlas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], jēlu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], jēlam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], jēliem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], jēlai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], jēlām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], jēlu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], jēliem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], jēlu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], jēlām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], jēlā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], jēlos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], jēlā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], jēlās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative]
  1. raw (not cooked, roasted, baked, fried, or affected by any food preparation process)
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-IrrztfCp Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3
  2. jēlu zivju smaka man bija pretīga ― the smell of raw fish was disgusting to me
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-4XD~IaiK Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3
  3. skaties, te ir arī olas... tikai nevar zināt, vārītas vai jēlas ― look, there are also eggs... but you can't tell if they are cooked or raw
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-qs7xIqcc Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3
  4. raw, sore (bruised or irritated from abrasion or constant rubbing, pressure) (of skin)
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-Sv~TLPWG Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3
  5. humid, wet, miry, boggy, putrid (of land, soil) Synonyms (of "humid"): slapjš
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-aYEV4RUl Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3 Disambiguation of 'of "humid"': 5 4 14 3 66 7 1
  6. (of words, expressions) raw, crude, rude, offensive, impolite Synonyms (of "crude, impolite"): neķītrs, rupjš
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-QdGO9~JJ Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 22 12 17 19 3 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 12 10 23 18 20 14 3 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 16 10 15 15 5 24 14 Disambiguation of 'of "crude, impolite"': 10 5 7 10 2 65 1
  7. (colloquial) weak, feeble, clumsy Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-jēls-lv-adj-acWVpGMN

Inflected forms

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          "english": "raw meat",
          "text": "jēla gaļa",
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          "english": "raw eggs",
          "text": "jēlas olas",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "jēlu zivju smaka man bija pretīga ― the smell of raw fish was disgusting to me"
      ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "skaties, te ir arī olas... tikai nevar zināt, vārītas vai jēlas ― look, there are also eggs... but you can't tell if they are cooked or raw"
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          "_dis": "15 12 22 12 17 19 3",
          "kind": "other",
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        {
          "english": "the back and the sides of the patient were raw from lying too long",
          "text": "mugura un sāni slimniekam no ilgas gulēšanas bija jēli",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Voldis noticed that (his) right hand finger joints were bruised raw in the fight... (his) fingers were sticky with blood",
          "text": "Voldis pamanīja, ka labās rokas pirkstu locītavas cīņā nobrāztas jēlas... pirksti bija aplipuši asinīm",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "raw",
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        [
          "bruise",
          "bruise#English"
        ],
        [
          "irritate",
          "irritate#English"
        ],
        [
          "abrasion",
          "abrasion#English"
        ],
        [
          "constant",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "pressure",
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        ],
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          "skin"
        ]
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "english": "I went hurriedly, the water made noises under my feet, somewhere (my) shoes sank into raw mud",
          "text": "es gāju steidzīgi, ūdens šļakstēja zem manām kajām, kaut kur kurpes iegrima jēlos dubļos",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "he drove the car on miry, wet roads",
          "text": "viņš dzina automašīnu pa jēliem, izmirkušiem ceļiem",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the stale water stink hit (his) nose, and (his) hands were entangled in raw, rotten algae",
          "text": "degunā iesitās sasmakušā ūdens smirdoņa, bet rokām apvijās jēlas un sapuvušas ūdenszāles",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "humid",
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          "wet",
          "wet"
        ],
        [
          "miry",
          "miry"
        ],
        [
          "boggy",
          "boggy"
        ],
        [
          "putrid",
          "putrid"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ],
        [
          "soil",
          "soil"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "5 4 14 3 66 7 1",
          "sense": "of \"humid\"",
          "word": "slapjš"
        }
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        },
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        {
          "english": "raw, crude words",
          "text": "jēli vārdi",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to use a rude, impolite expression",
          "text": "lietot jēlu izteicienu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the ferryman used such raw language that the women sitting in the chariot blushed",
          "text": "pārcēlājs lietoja tik jēlu valodu, ka ratos sēdētājas sievas sarka",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the novelist Alksnis could begin telling his spicy anecdotes... with a cigar in his mouth, he sat on the armchair and delighted himself with the rawest, crudest witticisms",
          "text": "romānists Alksnis nu varēja sākt stāstīt savas pikantās anekdotes... cigāru mutē, viņš atlaidās klubkrēslā un tīksminājās ar visjēlākām asprātībām",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "raw, crude, rude, offensive, impolite"
      ],
      "id": "en-jēls-lv-adj-QdGO9~JJ",
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          "word",
          "word#English"
        ],
        [
          "expression",
          "expression#English"
        ],
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          "raw",
          "raw"
        ],
        [
          "crude",
          "crude"
        ],
        [
          "rude",
          "rude"
        ],
        [
          "offensive",
          "offensive"
        ],
        [
          "impolite",
          "impolite"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "expressions",
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          "english": "Voldis noticed that (his) right hand finger joints were bruised raw in the fight... (his) fingers were sticky with blood",
          "text": "Voldis pamanīja, ka labās rokas pirkstu locītavas cīņā nobrāztas jēlas... pirksti bija aplipuši asinīm",
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          "english": "I went hurriedly, the water made noises under my feet, somewhere (my) shoes sank into raw mud",
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          "english": "he drove the car on miry, wet roads",
          "text": "viņš dzina automašīnu pa jēliem, izmirkušiem ceļiem",
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        },
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          "english": "the stale water stink hit (his) nose, and (his) hands were entangled in raw, rotten algae",
          "text": "degunā iesitās sasmakušā ūdens smirdoņa, bet rokām apvijās jēlas un sapuvušas ūdenszāles",
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          "english": "to use a rude, impolite expression",
          "text": "lietot jēlu izteicienu",
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          "english": "the ferryman used such raw language that the women sitting in the chariot blushed",
          "text": "pārcēlājs lietoja tik jēlu valodu, ka ratos sēdētājas sievas sarka",
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          "english": "the novelist Alksnis could begin telling his spicy anecdotes... with a cigar in his mouth, he sat on the armchair and delighted himself with the rawest, crudest witticisms",
          "text": "romānists Alksnis nu varēja sākt stāstīt savas pikantās anekdotes... cigāru mutē, viņš atlaidās klubkrēslā un tīksminājās ar visjēlākām asprātībām",
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          "text": "tam jēli pirksti; viss krīt no rokām ārā",
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          "english": "you are really raw (= weak, feeble): when you go out, you immediately catch a cold",
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      "word": "neķītrs"
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