jelick

English

Etymology

From Turkish yelek, Ottoman Turkish یلك‎ (yelek), from Proto-Turkic [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛlɪk/, /ˈjɛlɪk/

Noun

jelick (plural jelicks)

The bodice of women or vest of men worn in the Ottoman Empire.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, III.70:
  She wore two jelicks—one was of pale yellow; / Of azure, pink, and white was her chemise— / 'Neath which her breast heaved like a little billow [...].

Translations

bodice or vest

Albanian: jelek (sq)
Bulgarian: елече (eleče)
Greek: γιλέκο (el) n (giléko), γελέκο (el) n (geléko)
Macedonian: елек (elek)
Ottoman Turkish: یلك‎ (yelek)

Persian: یلک‎ (fa) (yalak)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: јѐлек m

Roman: jèlek (sh) m
Turkish: yelek (tr)

References

"jelick." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster. 2002.

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