-ji

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From a suffix found in various languages of the Indian subcontinent, e.g. Hindi -जी (-jī).

Suffix[edit]

-ji

  1. (India) An honorific conveying respect.

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Dongxiang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ji

  1. suffix added to Chinese monosyllabic borrowed verbs ending in nasals in order to adopt them.

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

-ji

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じ

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /jiː/

Suffix[edit]

-jī (Cyrillic spelling -јӣ)

  1. added to nouns to form a relational adjective
    Synonyms: -skī, -nī
    ‎bȏg + ‎-ji → ‎bȍžjī

Derived terms[edit]

Serbo-Croatian terms suffixed with -ji

Swahili[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-ji

  1. Used to create an agent noun in class 1, generally denoting someone who habitually does an action or is employed to do that action.

Derived terms[edit]

Swahili terms suffixed with -ji
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