Meanings
plural zelkovas · alternative zelcova · alternative zelcoua
- A kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).First known use 19th c.
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.
2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 135Synonyms: Caucasian elm, Japanese elm, keaki, keyaki, kiaki
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA kind of tree in the elm family (genus Zelkova).
Origin
- ogeძელქვაჲ
- Georgianძელქვა
- Russianдзе́льква“tree, wood”
- Englishzelkova
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”).
More words from Russian, Georgian, oge
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan zelkova
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
Chinese Mandarin 櫸木 /榉木
- 櫸木 /榉木 (jǔ mù)kind of tree in the elm family
Czech zelkova, zelkova habrolistá
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
- zelkova habrolistákind of tree in the elm family
Danish zelkova
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
Dutch zelkova
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
Esperanto zelkovo
- zelkovokind of tree in the elm family
Estonian tselkva
- tselkvakind of tree in the elm family
Finnish selkova
- selkovakind of tree in the elm family
French orme de Sibérie, planere
- orme de Sibériekind of tree in the elm family
- planerekind of tree in the elm family
- zelcovakind of tree in the elm family
German Zelkove, Zelkowe
- Zelkovekind of tree in the elm family
- Zelkowekind of tree in the elm family
- Zelkouakind of tree in the elm family
- Zelkowakind of tree in the elm family
Hungarian gyertyánszil
- gyertyánszilkind of tree in the elm family
Irish sealcóva
- sealcóvakind of tree in the elm family
Italian olmo siberiano, zelcova
- olmo siberianokind of tree in the elm family
- zelcovakind of tree in the elm family
Japanese 欅
- 欅 (keyaki)kind of tree in the elm family
Korean 느티나무
- 느티나무 (neutinamu)kind of tree in the elm family
Persian درخت آزاد, زلکوا
- درخت آزاد (deraxt-e âzâd)kind of tree in the elm family
- زلکوا (zelkovâ)kind of tree in the elm family
Portuguese zelkova
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
Russian дзе́льква
- дзе́льква (dzélʹkva)kind of tree in the elm family
Spanish olmo chino, zelkova
- olmo chinokind of tree in the elm family
- zelkovakind of tree in the elm family
Turkish akağaç
- akağaçkind of tree in the elm family
Vietnamese cử
- cửkind of tree in the elm family
Welsh selcofa
- selcofakind of tree in the elm family
Cite this entry
zelkova. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zelkova
“zelkova.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zelkova. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zelkova,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zelkova.
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