joli

See also: jòli

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French joli.

Adjective

joli

1. lovely, beautiful

   Synonym: bèl

   Antonym: lèd

Related terms

• joliman

References

• Frank, David B., editor (2020), “joli”, in Kwéyòl Dictionary‎^[4], Dallas: SIL International

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔ.li/

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Adjective

joli (feminine jolie, masculine plural jolis, feminine plural jolies)

1. pretty; cute
   • 1980, Géza Képes, Béla Kàlmàn, Péter Domokos, Le pouvoir du chant : anthologie de la poésie populaire ouralienne:

     Julie, fille jolie, un jour était allée
     cueillir au cœur des blés la belle fleur des blés,
     des bleuets pour s'en faire une couronne bleue,
     se faire une couronne et se distraire un peu.

     Julie, a pretty girl, had gone one day
     to pick among the wheat the beautiful flower of the cornfields,
     cornflowers to make herself a blue wreath,
     to make herself a wreath and amuse herself a little.

2. (Louisiana) jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable

   Synonym: agréable

Synonyms

• mignon

Derived terms

• faire joli
• jolie laide
• joliment

Related terms

• enjoliver

Descendants

• Antillean Creole: joli
• Mauritian Creole: zoli
• Seychellois Creole: zoli

See also

• beau

Further reading

• “joli”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay joli from Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦭꦶ (joli, “palanquin”), from Old Javanese joli (“palanquin”), from Sanskrit दोला (dolā, “litter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoli/
• Rhymes: -li, -i
• Hyphenation: jo‧li

Noun

joli (plural joli-joli)

1. palanquin

   Synonyms: duli, tandu, usungan

2. pair

   Synonym: pasangan

3. yawl, jolly-boat

Derived terms

• sejoli

Further reading

• “joli”, 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

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

• jolic

Etymology

jo +‎ -li

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔli/, [ˈjɔlʲi]

Conjunction

joli

1. if

Usage notes

May optionally be followed by the conjunction až (“that”).

Synonyms

• -li
• gaž
• gaby

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “joli”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “joli”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Malay

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦗꦺꦴꦭꦶ (joli, “palanquin”), from Old Javanese joli (“palanquin”), from Sanskrit दोला (dolā, “litter”). Doublet of duli and juli.

Noun

joli (Jawi spelling جولي, plural joli-joli)

1. palanquin

   Synonyms: duli, tandu, usungan

2. yawl, jolly-boat

   Synonym: juli

Etymology 2

From Hindi जोड़ी (joṛī) influenced by Etymology 1, from use of palanquins to carry the bride and grrom in wedding processions

Noun

joli (Jawi spelling جولي, plural joli-joli)

1. pair

   Synonym: pasangan

Derived terms

• sejoli

Etymology 3

From English jolly, influenced by Etymologies 1 & 2 through association with festive nature of weddings > festivities in general

Verb

joli (Jawi spelling جولي)

berjoli

1. (Malaysia) to splurge on goods
2. (Malaysia) to party

   Synonyms: berpesta, berparti

   1. to get drunk or wasted from such activities

      Synonym: mabuk

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “joli”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 477

Further reading

• "joli" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "joli" at PRPM first version)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French joli (“pretty, cute”), jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Adjective

joli m

1. (Jersey) pretty

Derived terms

• jolîment (“prettily”)

Old French

Etymology

From an earlier jolif.

Adjective

joli m (feminine jolie)

1. pretty; cute