yella

yella

1. Pronunciation spelling of yellow.
   • 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville:

     Did the Great Gonzales really turn yella and head fer the hills like a dog?

   • 2005 August 15, Michael Chapman; Matthew Chapman, “Cool Things”, in Homestar Runner‎^[1], spoken by Homestar Runner (Matthew Chapman):

     Say there, old Bubs! I need three cans of yella paint, and one pair of cool shades.

• Leyla, alley, Alley, elayl

From Middle English yelow, from Old English ġeolu, from Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ.lə/, /ˈjɛ.lɪ/

yella (comparative mair yella, superlative maist yella)

1. yellow