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zelkova

  • /ˈzɛlkəvə/

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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”).

noun zelkovas · zelcova · zelcoua

  1. A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova). While she waits for the doctor to come down from the consultation room, she turns to look at the zelkova tree which stands in the hospital's front garden.

    Similar: Caucasian elm, Japanese elm, keaki, keyaki, kiaki

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noun kind of tree in the elm family

Españololmo chino, zelkova
한국어느티나무 neutinamu
日本語欅 keyaki
中文櫸木 /榉木 jǔ mù
Portuguêszelkova
Françaisorme de Sibérie, planere, zelcova
DeutschZelkove, Zelkowe, Zelkoua, Zelkowa
Italianoolmo siberiano, zelcova
Русскийдзе́льква dzélʹkva
Tiếng Việtcử

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"zelkova." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zelkova.

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@misc{zelkova_2026,
  title = {zelkova},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zelkova},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}