Sallow

/ˈsæl.əʊ/ adjective

Definition

Of a sickly, yellowish or pale brown complexion. Used to describe skin that appears unhealthy or lacking in color.

Etymology

From Old English 'salu' (dusky, dark), related to Old Norse 'sölr' (yellow). The current sense of sickly yellow emerged in Middle English.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
bleek
BLAYK
AMአማርኛ
ጠብታም
teb-taam
ARالعربية
شاحب
sha-HIB
BGБългарски
блед
BLED
BNবাংলা
হলুদ বর্ণের
ho-lud bor-ner
CACatalà
pàl·lid
PAL-lid
CSČeština
bledý
BLE-dy
DADansk
bleg
BLEG
DEDeutsch
fahl
FAAL
ELΕλληνικά
ωχρός
o-KHROS
ESEspañol
cetrino
the-TREE-no
ETEesti
kahvatu
kah-VA-tu
EUEuskara
horixka
ho-RIX-ka
FAفارسی
زرد
zard
FISuomi
kalpea
KAL-pe-a
FRFrançais
terne
TERN
GLGalego
amarelento
a-ma-re-LEN-to
HEעברית
חיוור
khi-VAR
HIहिन्दी
पीला
pee-LAA
HRHrvatski
blijed
BLI-yed
HUMagyar
sápadt
SHAA-podt
IDBahasa Indonesia
pucat
PU-chat
ITItaliano
giallastro
jal-LAS-tro
JA日本語
青白い
ao-jiroi
KO한국어
창백한
chang-baek-han
LTLietuvių
gelsvas
GEL-svas
LVLatviešu
bāls
BAALS
MNМонгол
шаргал
shar-gal
MSBahasa Melayu
pucat
PU-chat
MYမြန်မာ
ဖြူဖပ်ဖြူရော
hpyu-hpat-hpyu-yaw
NLNederlands
bleek
BLAYK
NONorsk
blek
BLEK
PLPolski
blady
BLA-dy
PTPortuguês
amarelado
a-ma-re-LA-do
RORomână
gălbenuș
gæl-be-NUSH
RUРусский
желтоватый
zhel-to-VA-ty
SKSlovenčina
bledý
BLE-dy
SLSlovenščina
bled
BLED
SRСрпски
бледао
ble-dao
SVSvenska
gulblek
gul-BLEK
SWKiswahili
rangi ya manjano
RA-nji ya man-JA-no
TAதமிழ்
மஞ்சள் நிறம்
man-ja-lam ni-ram
TEతెలుగు
పసుపు రంగు
pa-su-pu ran-gu
THไทย
ซีด
seed
TRTürkçe
soluk
so-LUK
UKУкраїнська
блідий
blee-DY
URاردو
زرد
zard
VITiếng Việt
vàng vọt
vang vot
ZH中文
蜡黄的
là huáng de

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