transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshāl ]
noun
Etymology: probably from obsolete or dialect shale scale, shell, from Middle English, from Old English scealu — more at shell
Date: 1747
: a fissile rock that is formed by the consolidation of clay, mud, or silt, has a finely stratified or laminated structure, and is composed of minerals essentially unaltered since deposition
• shal·ey also shaly ˈshā-lē adjective