-जी

See also: जी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “life, soul, existence”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Suffix

-जी • (-jī)

1. Honorific suffix or postposition used with a name or a title to show respect.

   गांधीजी (gāndhījī, “Gandhiji”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jīvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 289