ji
Translingual
Symbol
ji
- (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Yiddish.
- Synonym: yi (current)
Achang
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /dʒi˧/
Noun
ji
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
- second-person singular imperative of jam
Atanques
Etymology
Compare Cogui zĩ.
Noun
ji
References
- Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)
Bambara
Noun
ji
Derived terms
- ɲέ-ji (“tears”, literally “eye-water”)
- dá-ji (“saliva”, literally “mouth-water”)
- jidaga (“water-jug”)
References
- Andrea Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations (2015, →ISBN, page 105: Bambara ɲέ-ji eye-water 'tears'
- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009) (with accent)
Bassa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dʒi]
Noun
ji
References
Cornish
Noun
ji
- soft mutation of chi
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjɪ]
Pronoun
ji f
- accusative singular of ona
Dama (Sierra Leone)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Cognate with Vai ꕀ (jí) and Kono (Sierra Leone) yí.
Noun
ji
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)
Gun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒì/
Verb
jì
- to sing
Derived terms
- jì hàn (“to sing song”)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ji
Hausa
Pronunciation
Verb
ji (grade Ø)
Related terms
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
References
Japanese
Romanization
ji
- The hiragana syllable じ (ji) or the katakana syllable ジ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.
- The hiragana syllable ぢ (ji) or the katakana syllable ヂ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.
Jenaama Bozo
Noun
ji
References
- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)
Jingpho
Noun
ji
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
- (third-person feminine singular) she
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jiẽdvi | jõs | |
| genitive | jõs | jų̃dviejų | jų̃ |
| dative | jái | jõdviem | jóms |
| accusative | ją̃ | jiẽdvi | jàs |
| instrumental | jà | jõdviem | jomìs |
| locative | jojè | jiẽdviese | josè |
Synonyms
- jinai (colloquial)
See also
| nominative | genitive | dative | accusative | instrumental | locative | possessive (savybiniai)
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st person | àš | manę̃s | mán | manè | manimi̇̀, manim̃ | manyjè, manỹ | màno | ||
| 2nd person | tù | tavę̃s | táu | tavè | tavimi̇̀, tavim̃ | tavyjè, tavỹ | tàvo | |||
| 3rd person | m | ji̇̀s, jisai̇̃ | jõ | jám | jį̇̃ | juõ | jamè | jõ | ||
| f | ji̇̀, jinai̇̃ | jõs | jái | ją̃ | jà | 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 ꐴ (njip).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʃi³³]
Noun
ji
- (Yao'an) root
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒi]
Noun
ji (plural ji-ji)
Synonyms
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) huruf; e, bi, si, di, i, ef, ji, hec, ai, je, ke, el, em, en, o, pi, kiu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dabel yu, eks, way, zed
Mandarin
Romanization
ji
- nonstandard spelling of jī
- nonstandard spelling of jí
- nonstandard spelling of jǐ
- nonstandard spelling of jì
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
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
from Proto-Iranian *Hača. Cognate with Persian از (az).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒɪ]
Preposition
ji
Derived terms
Occitan
Noun
ji f (plural jis)
- jay (the letter j, J)
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Pronoun
ji
- dual accusative of oně
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
Pronoun
jī (accusative jū, genitive jūwer, dative jū)
Declension
| nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | 1st person | ik | mī | mī | mīn | |
| 2nd person | thū | thī | thī | thīn | ||
| 3rd person |
m | hī | hine | him | sīn | |
| f | hiū, hiō | hiā | hire, hiāre | hire, hiāre | ||
| n | hit | hit | him | sīn | ||
| plural | 1st person | wī | ūs | ūs | ūser | |
| 2nd person | jī | jū, jō | jū, jō | jūwer | ||
| 3rd person | hiā | hiā | him, hirem, hiārem | hira, hiāra | ||
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Przemyśl) IPA(key): [ˈji]
Particle
ji
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
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʒi/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʒi/
- Hyphenation: ji
Noun
ji m (plural jis)
- (Northeast Brazil) The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.
- Synonym: jota
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é / ê, efe / fê, gê / guê, agá, i, jota / ji, cá / capa, ele / lê, eme / mê, ene / nê, ó / ô, pê, quê, erre / rê, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio / dâblio / duplo vê, xis, ípsilon / i grego, zê
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxi/ [ˈxi]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ji
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).
Noun
ji f (plural jíes)
Etymology 2
Interjection
ji
- he (denotes laughter)
Further reading
- “ji”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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
References
- Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | ji |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | fi |
| New Tribes | ji |
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Cariban *pipi (“older brother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hʷi]
Noun
ji (possessed jiyü)
- older brother (of a woman)
- 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
Etymology 1
Noun
jí
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí
Etymology 2
Particle
jí
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
ji
Etymology 4
Verb
jì
Etymology 5
From Proto-Yoruboid *jĩ́
Verb
jí
Derived terms
Zarma
Noun
ji
References
- David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)
Zou
Noun
ji