Russian

Alternative forms

• желея́ ‎(želejá)
• жулея́ ‎(žulejá)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨlʲɪˈja] (phonetic respelling: желея́)

Noun

жалея́ • ‎(žalejá) f inan ‎(genitive жалеи́, nominative plural жалеи́, genitive plural жале́й)

1. (dialectal) big zhaleika

Declension

Derived terms

• жале́йка ‎(žaléjka)

References

• “жалея” in Slovarʹ russkogo jazyka [Dictionary of Russian Language] (1891–1930), volume 2, page 191
• Šanskij N. M., editor (1973), “жалейка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 5, Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 274

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨˈlʲejə] (phonetic respelling: желе́я)

Participle

жале́я • ‎(žaléja)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of жале́ть ‎(žalétʹ)