jelo

meaning

yellow, amber, golden, lime yellow, yellowish orange

semantic space · lipamanka

jelo comes from the english word "yellow" and has a very similar meaning. It refers to yellows, oranges, and sometimes yellowish greens. I would use jelo to talk about any shade of cadmium yellow.

pu verbatim

ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish

ku translations

yellow⁹⁴ golden²⁵

usage

core · 99% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

yellow: English, yellow

coined by jan Sonja

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jan Lakuse

commentary

Some extend "jelo" to include lime green, but this usage is uncommon.

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JELO

the colour of ear wax, the colour of the Sun

one-handed · F · placed beside head

BSL (variant) · YELLOW

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