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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of German Jiddisch.

Symbol

ji

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

See also

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

Verb

ji

  1. second-person singular imperative of jam

Atanques

Etymology

Compare Cogui zĩ.

Noun

ji

  1. worm

References

  • Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)

Bambara

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

ji

  1. water

Derived terms

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

References

Bassa

Pronunciation

Noun

ji

  1. leopard

References

Bole

Noun

jī̀

  1. body

References

  • Gimba, Alhaji M.; Ali, Malam B.; Bah, Madu (2009), Schuh, Russell G., editor, Bole-English-Hausa Dictionary‎[3], 2nd edition, Potiskum: Ajami Press, page 63

Chungli Ao

Etymology

Almost certainly related to achi (“to eat”), given how much of a staple food rice is.

Pronunciation

Noun

ji

  1. cooked rice

Further reading

  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 29
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 155
  • Clark, E. W. (1911), “ZI, ji”, in Ao-Naga dictionary, Dimapur

Cornish

Noun

ji

  1. soft mutation of chi

Czech

Alternative forms

  • ni (prepositional)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjɪ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ji

Pronoun

ji f

  1. accusative of ona
    Miluji ji.
    I love her.

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Vai ꕀ (jí) and Kono (Sierra Leone) yí.

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

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

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

Gun

Pronunciation

Verb

jì

  1. to sing

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French jus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ji

  1. juice

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[4], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 83

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 じ (ji) or the katakana syllable ジ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.
  2. The hiragana syllable ぢ (ji) or the katakana syllable ヂ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.

Jenaama Bozo

Noun

ji

  1. water

References

Jingpho

Noun

ji

  1. grandfather

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Kawahiva

Pronoun

ji

  1. (Parintintín, Tenharim, Júma, Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Amondawa) I (first person singular)

References

  • Wesley Nascimento dos Santos, Topics on the syntax of Kawahíva: A Tupí-Guaraní language from the Brazilian Amazon (2024)
  • LaVera Betts [compiler], Kagwahiva Dictionary (2012)

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *īˀ.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ji f

  1. (third-person feminine singular) she

Declension

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

Synonyms

See also

Lithuanian personal pronouns
nominative
(vardininkas)
 genitive
(kilmininkas)
 dative
(naudininkas)
 accusative
(galininkas)
 instrumental
(įnagininkas)
 locative
(vietininkas)
 possessive
(savybiniai)
singular
(vienaskaita)
 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
(dviskaita)
 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
(daugiskaita)
 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

Noun

ji

  1. (Yao'an) root

Lotha Naga

Pronoun

ji (plural jiang)

  1. that
    Antonym: shi
  2. Definite article: the

Further reading

  • Witter, W. E. (1888), K. R. Murry, editor, Outline Grammar of the Lotha Naga Language, 1999 edition, Kyong Academy, pages 7-8, 32
  • Acharya, K. P. (1983), Lotha Grammar (CIIL Grammar Series), volume 10, Central Institute of Indian Languages, pages 89, 95

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 jī
  2. nonstandard spelling of jí
  3. nonstandard spelling of jǐ
  4. 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

  1. alternative spelling of jire (“to go”)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Preposition

ji

  1. of
  2. from

Derived terms

Occitan

Noun

ji f (plural jis)

  1. jay (the letter j, J)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ji

  1. 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)

  1. ye, you (plural)

Declension

Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions
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

  • 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[5] (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

    Further reading

    Serbo-Croatian

    Alternative forms

    • ih (standard)

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jixъ.

    Pronunciation

    Pronoun

    ji (Cyrillic spelling ји)

    1. (Torlakian) them (short accusative plural of on (“he”))
    2. (Torlakian) them (short accusative plural of oná (“she”))
    3. (Torlakian) them (short accusative plural of onó (“it”))

    Usage notes

    • Not all forms of Torlakian use the pronoun ji, some instead use gi or i.

    References

    • Miloš Okuka, Srpski dijalekti, SKD Prosvjeta, Zagreb, 2008. page 266
    • Ljubisav Ćirić, Govori Ponišavlja, Institut za srpski jezik SANU, Beograd, 1999. page 138

    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

      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[6], 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

      jí

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

      See also

      Etymology 2

      Particle

      jí

      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

      jì

      1. (intransitive) to move gently

      Etymology 5

      From Proto-Yoruboid *jĩ́

      Verb

      jí

      1. to steal
        Synonym: lè (obsolete)
      Derived terms

      Zarma

      Noun

      ji

      1. oil

      References

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