uji

See also: Uji

English

Etymology

From Japanese うじ (uji).

Noun

uji (plural ujis or uji)

1. (historical) A Japanese clan or kin group of the Kofun period.

Anagrams

• jiu

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uzi, from Proto-Austronesian *uzi (“test, assay, examine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ud͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ud͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i

Verb

uji

1. to try, to test

Igala

Újì

Alternative forms

• újíì

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-dì, compare with Yoruba idì, Yoruba àwòdì

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ú.d͡ʒì/

Noun

újì

1. hawk or kite; (in particular, Yellow-billed kite)

Related terms

• áchálìfọ (“buzzard”)

References

• John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

Igbo

Etymology 1

Compare with Yoruba eji, Proto-Yoruboid *á-ji

Noun

uji^?

1. river

   Synonyms: mmili, iyi

Etymology 2

Noun

ùjì

1. cave, hollow

References

• Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001) “uji”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 158

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay uji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uzi, from Proto-Austronesian *uzi (“test, assay, examine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʊd͡ʒi]
• Hyphenation: uji

Noun

uji (first-person possessive ujiku, second-person possessive ujimu, third-person possessive ujinya)

1. test
2. trial
3. check

Affixed terms

• beruji
• diuji
• keterujian
• menguji
• penguji
• pengujian
• peuji
• teruji
• ujian

 

Compounds

• uji alfa
• uji ambang
• uji asam
• uji balistik
• uji banding
• uji beta
• uji cepat
• uji coba
• uji emisi
• uji hayati
• uji jalan kendaraan bermotor
• uji jalan mesin
• uji kebutuhan oksigen
• uji kelayakan
• uji kepatutan
• uji kir
• uji klinik
• uji klinis
• uji kompetensi
• uji kompetensi guru
• uji laktat
• uji materi
• uji narkoba
• uji nyali
• uji petik
• uji praklinis
• uji rasa
• uji susu
• uji tabrak
• uji tanah
• uji tera
• uji teras
• uji toksisitas
• uji tusuk kulit
• uji usap

 

Further reading

• “uji” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

uji

1. Rōmaji transcription of うじ

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uzi, from Proto-Austronesian *uzi (“test, assay, examine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ud͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ud͡ʒi, -d͡ʒi, -i

Verb

uji (Jawi spelling اوجي)

1. to test, to check

   Synonym: periksa

   Hari ini, cikgu akan menguji pengetahun am awak semua.

   Today, I will test your general knowledge skills.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penguji [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengujian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ujian (“exam, test”) [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• menguji [agent focus] (meN-)
• diuji [patient focus] (di-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• uji kaji (“research”)

Further reading

• “uji” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

uji (u class, no plural)

1. porridge (thin; breakfast cereal dish)

See also

• ugali

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [uhʷi]

Verb

uji

1. (transitive) to seek, to look for

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “uji”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 315
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “uhīyɨ”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.d͡ʒì/

Noun

ujì

1. (Ekiti) The plant Chassalia magnificens, of genus Chassalia