ello

Naxi headword · 纳西语词条 — all entries

ello [ʔɤ⁵⁵lø³³]noun
ENpaternal grandfather; respectful term of address for any old man
中文祖父,爷爷; 老爷爷,大爷(尊称年长的男子)

Linguistic detail

DialectDYZ
Part of speechnoun

Usage examples

Ngaf bba gge ebba gol seil ello bbei shel.
My father's father is called (paternal) grandfather.
爸爸的爸爸叫爷爷。
Kvlpai ddeeq gge sso gol la ello bbei shel.
Any elderly man is also called grandfather.
上了年纪的男人也可以叫爷爷。

Sources

More Naxi headwords

e'fvqebbaebbameiebbassoebbefssoebbeiebbeisherlbbeiebbvqebbvq ggeesseeedaledalmoeddieduwuqeeee ddaqee ddiuee koee laqee leeqee'eeee'eeqee'rerqeeddiussoeef'ee

How to cite this entry

NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “ello”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/ello (accessed 2026-11-14).