jol
English
Etymology
Shortened from jolly?
Noun
jol (plural jols)
- (South Africa, slang) A party.
- 2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury 2013, p. 249:
- —Oh sure, high spirits, a jol that went a bit over the top.
- 2012, Nadine Gordimer, No Time Like the Present, Bloomsbury 2013, p. 249:
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /juːl/
Noun
jol f (definite singular jola, indefinite plural joler, definite plural jolene)
- Alternative form of jul
Derived terms
- god jol
Volapük
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Akin to English earth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /juːɽ/, /jouːɽ/
- Rhymes: -úːɽ
Noun
jol f (definite singular jola, dative joln)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²juːɽ/, /²jouːɽ/
- Rhymes: -ùːɽ
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