jinela

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese janela (window).

Noun

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jinela

  1. window
    nhonha na jinela
    young lady at the window

Mirandese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese jinela (variant of janela), from Vulgar Latin *iānuella, diminutive of Latin iānua (door, entry). Its Portuguese origin is indicated by the /l/ (a native outcome would have had /ʎ/).

Noun

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jinela f (plural jinelas)

  1. window
    • 1987, Manuel da Costa Fontes, Romanceiro da Província de Trás-os-montes, Acta Universitatis Conimbrigensis, page 446:
      [] ũa jinela mui alta;
      [] a very tall window;

Portuguese

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Noun

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jinela f (plural jinelas)

  1. (regional) Alternative form of janela