jali
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati જાળી (jāḷī).
Noun
jali (plural jalis)
- A stone screen, perforated or latticed, usually with a geometrical ornamental pattern, used in Indian and Islamic architecture.
Bandjalang
Alternative forms
Noun
jali
- tree
- 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language
- Burre—the top of a tree; with this compare ćulle, ‘the barrel’ or ‘trunk’ of a tree; ... Ćulle is also a general name for a ‘tree.’ It often means ‘logs’ lying down, and ‘firewood’; e.g., kulga ćulle wébȧragai, ‘cut wood for the fire.’
- 1892, H. Livingstone, A short Grammar and Vocabulary of the Dialect spoken by the Minyuġ People, in John Fraser (ed.) An Australian Language
Dalmatian
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