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jeli

“jeli” is a Romanian word. Its meaning in English:

verb

  1. to wail, to mourn

In Romanian

  1. (v.refl.) a se plânge, a se văita; a se tângui, a se căina, a se jelui.
  2. (v.tranz. și intranz.) a boci un mort.
  3. (v.tranz.) a deplânge, a compătimi; a regreta.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жалити (žaliti), from Proto-Slavic *žaliti. Compare Bulgarian жаля (žalja), Serbo-Croatian žaliti.

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