जी-हुज़ूर
Hindi
Etymology
Literally जी (jī, “yes”) + हुज़ूर (huzūr, “sir, master”), possibly a calque of English yes man.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiː.ɦʊ.zuːɾ/, /d͡ʒiː.ɦʊ.d͡ʒuːɾ/
Noun
जी-हुज़ूर • (jī-huzūr) m (Urdu spelling جی حضور)
Derived terms
- जी-हुज़ूरी (jī-huzūrī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press