jelek

See also: -jelek

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek).

Noun

jelék m

1. waistcoat, vest

Declension

Declension of jelek

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jelek	jeleku	jelekë	jelekët
accusative		jelekun
dative	jeleku	jelekut	jelekëve	jelekëve
ablative			jelekësh

Further reading

• Jani Thomai et al. (2006), “jelek”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë

Hungarian

Etymology

jel +‎ -ek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛlɛk]
• Hyphenation: je‧lek

Noun

jelek

1. nominative plural of jel

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• djelek (1901–1947, 1947–1967)

Etymology

Probably from Dutch lelijk or slecht, via Betawi jelèk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈlɛk/ [d͡ʒəˈlɛk̚]
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: je‧lek

Adjective

jelek (superlative terjelek, equative sejelek)

1. ugly

   Synonyms: bangpak, bobrok, buruk, busuk, butut, cemar, inferior, jahat, odoh, tengik

   Antonyms: bagus, elok, indah, cantik, tampan

Derived terms

• jelek-jelek
• kejelekan
• menjelek-jelekkan
• menjelekkan

Further reading

• “jelek”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek).

Noun

jèlek m inan (Cyrillic spelling јѐлек)

1. waistcoat, vest
2. jelick