-ji

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English

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Etymology

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

Suffix

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-ji

  1. (India) An honorific conveying respect.

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Dongxiang

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Suffix

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-ji

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

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Japanese

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Romanization

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-ji

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /jiː/

Suffix

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-jī (Cyrillic spelling -јӣ)

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

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Swahili

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Suffix

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-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.

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