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zelkova

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈzɛlkəvə/
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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From New Latin (genus name) from Russian дзе́льква (dzélʹkva, “tree, wood”), from Georgian ძელქვა (ʒelkva), from Old Georgian ძელქვაჲ (ʒelkvay), from ძელი (ʒeli, “beam”) + ქვაჲ (kvay, “stone”).

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ձելկվա (jelkva) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Armenian: թաղարնի (tʻaġarni) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Azerbaijani: azat — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Catalan: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Chinese Mandarin: 櫸木 /榉木 (jǔ mù) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Czech: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Czech: zelkova habrolistá — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Danish: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Dutch: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Esperanto: zelkovo — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Estonian: tselkva — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Finnish: selkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • French: orme de Sibérie — kind of tree in the elm family
  • French: planere — kind of tree in the elm family
  • French: zelcova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Georgian: ძელქვა (ʒelkva) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • German: Zelkove — kind of tree in the elm family
  • German: Zelkowe — kind of tree in the elm family
  • German: Zelkoua — kind of tree in the elm family
  • German: Zelkowa — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Hungarian: gyertyánszil — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Irish: sealcóva — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Italian: olmo siberiano — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Italian: zelcova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Japanese: 欅 (keyaki) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Korean: 느티나무 (neutinamu) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Persian: درخت آزاد (deraxt-e âzâd) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Persian: زلکوا (zelkovâ) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Portuguese: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Russian: дзе́льква (dzélʹkva) — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Spanish: olmo chino — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Spanish: zelkova — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Turkish: akağaç — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Vietnamese: cử — kind of tree in the elm family
  • Welsh: selcofa — kind of tree in the elm family