ji

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

Translingual

Symbol

ji

  1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Yiddish.
    Synonym: yi (current)

Achang

Pronunciation

  • (Myanmar) /dʒi˧/

Noun

ji

  1. granary

Further reading

  • Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[2], Payap University, page 51

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈji/

Verb

ji

  1. second-person singular imperative of jam

Atanques

Etymology

Compare Cogui .

Noun

ji

  1. worm

References

  • Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)

Bambara

Noun

ji

  1. water

Derived terms

  • ɲέ-ji (tears, literally eye-water)
  • dá-ji (saliva, literally mouth-water)
  • jidaga (water-jug)

References

Bassa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʒi]

Noun

ji

  1. leopard

References

Cornish

Noun

ji

  1. soft mutation of chi

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

  1. accusative singular of ona

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Vai () and Kono (Sierra Leone) .

Noun

ji

  1. water

References

  • Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

  1. jay, The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Gun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒì/

Verb

  1. to sing

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French jus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒi/
  • IPA(key): /ʒy/

Noun

ji

  1. juice

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(d)ʒí/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɪ́]

Verb

ji (grade Ø)

  1. to hear
  2. to understand
  3. to listen
  4. to feel, taste, smell
  5. to injure, cause to feel

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 99.

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *í-ŋ̀-gíyí. Cognate with Ekpeye íyí, Ogbah ìdʒí, Ezaa dʒí, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ìdʒí, Ika ìgí.[1] Further cognates probably include Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu (Igala úchu, Ede Idaca ichu, Yoruba iṣu), and Proto-Nupoid *iti (Nupe eci, Gupa-Abawa itsi, Kakanda iti, Kupa ici).

Noun

ji

  1. yam

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid[1]

Japanese

Romanization

ji

  1. The hiragana syllable (ji) or the katakana syllable (ji) in Hepburn romanization.
  2. The hiragana syllable (ji) or the katakana syllable (ji) in Hepburn romanization.

Jenaama Bozo

Noun

ji

  1. water

References

Jingpho

Noun

ji

  1. grandfather

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • ji dim
  • ji htung
  • jiba
  • jibawk
  • jiboi
  • jihtang

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

  1. (third-person feminine singular) she

Declension

Declension of ji
singular dual plural
nominative jiẽdvi jõs
genitive jõs jų̃dviejų jų̃
dative jái jõdviem jóms
accusative ją̃ jiẽdvi jàs
instrumental jõdviem jomìs
locative jojè jiẽdviese josè

Synonyms

See also

Lithuanian personal pronouns
nominative genitive dative accusative instrumental locative possessive
(savybiniai)
singular 1st person àš manę̃s mán manè manimi̇̀, manim̃ manyjè, manỹ màno
2nd person tavę̃s táu tavè tavimi̇̀, tavim̃ tavyjè, tavỹ tàvo
3rd person m ji̇̀s, jisai̇̃ jám jį̇̃ juõ jamè
f ji̇̀, jinai̇̃ jõs jái ją̃ jojè jõs
dual 1st person m mùdu mùdviejų mùdviem mùdu mùdviem mùdviese mùdviejų
f mùdvi mùdvi
2nd person m jùdu jùdviejų jùdviem jùdu jùdviem jùdviese jùdviejų
f jùdvi jùdvi
3rd person m juõdu, jiẽdu jų̃dviejų jõdviem juõdu jõdviem jiẽdviese jų̃dviejų
f jiẽdvi jiẽdvi
plural 1st person mẽs mū́sų mùms mùs mumi̇̀s mumysè mū́sų
2nd person jū̃s jū́sų jùms jùs jumi̇̀s jumysè jū́sų
3rd person m jiẽ jų̃ ji̇́ems juõs jai̇̃s juosè jų̃
f jõs jóms jàs jomi̇̀s josè
reflexive
(sangrąžiniai)
savę̃s sáu savè savimi̇̀, savim̃ savyjè, savỹ sàvo

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *m-je¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu (njip).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʃi³³]

Noun

ji 

  1. (Yao'an) root

Malay

Etymology

From English gee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒi]

Noun

ji (plural ji-ji)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Synonyms

  • ga (Jawi letter name)
  • ge (Indonesian)

See also

Mandarin

Romanization

ji

  1. nonstandard spelling of
  2. nonstandard spelling of
  3. nonstandard spelling of
  4. nonstandard spelling of

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Neapolitan

Verb

ji

  1. alternative spelling of jire (to go)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *Hača. Cognate with Persian از (az).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒɪ]

Preposition

ji

  1. of
  2. from

Derived terms

Occitan

Noun

ji f (plural jis)

  1. jay (the letter j, J)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈji/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈji/

Pronoun

ji

  1. dual accusative of oně

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.

Pronoun

(accusative , genitive jūwer, dative )

  1. ye, you (plural)

Declension

Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions
nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st person ik mīn
2nd person thū thī thī thīn
3rd
person
m hine him sīn
f hiū, hiō hiā hire, hiāre hire, hiāre
n hit hit him sīn
plural 1st person ūs ūs ūser
2nd person , , jūwer
3rd person hiā hiā him, hirem, hiārem hira, hiāra

Descendants

  • North Frisian: jam, i (Sylt)
  • Saterland Frisian: jie
  • West Frisian: jim, jimme

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Particle

ji

  1. (Przemyśl) synonym of ależ
    Ji dej mi spokój!Just give me a break!

Further reading

  • Aleksander Saloni (1908) “ji”, in “Lud rzeszowski”, in Materyały Antropologiczno-Archeologiczne i Etnograficzne (in Polish), volume 10, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 335

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ji

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

  1. (Northeast Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
    Synonym: jota

See also

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi/ [ˈxi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: ji

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Noun

ji f (plural jíes)

  1. chi; the Greek letter Χ, χ

Etymology 2

Interjection

ji

  1. he (denotes laughter)

Further reading

Western Dani

Etymology

Klamer notes that "Western Dani shares a handful of look-alikes with the TAP languages", including this word (compare proto-TAP *jira "water").

Noun

ji

  1. water

References

  • Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV ji
Brazilian standard fi
New Tribes ji

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Cariban *pipi (older brother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hʷi]

Noun

ji (possessed jiyü)

  1. older brother (of a woman)
  2. older male parallel cousin (of a woman)

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ji”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[3], Lyon
  • Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 62–65, 72:jiiyu

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • (high-tone): IPA(key): /d͡ʒí/
  • (mid-tone): IPA(key): /d͡ʒī/
  • (low-tone): IPA(key): /d͡ʒì/

Etymology 1

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

See also

Etymology 2

Particle

  1. (intransitive) to wake up
  2. (transitive) to wake somebody up
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

ji

  1. (transitive) to move gently

Etymology 4

Verb

  1. (intransitive) to move gently

Etymology 5

From Proto-Yoruboid *jĩ́

Verb

  1. to steal
    Synonym: (obsolete)
Derived terms

Zarma

Noun

ji

  1. oil

References

  • David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)

Zou

Noun

ji

  1. spouse

References