haji

See also: Haji, háji, and hájí

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːdʒi

Noun

haji (plural hajis)

1. Alternative spelling of hajji

Acehnese

Noun

haji

1. (Islam) hajj

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /há.(d)ʒì/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [há.d͡ʒɪ̀]

Noun

hajì m (possessed form hajìn)

1. Alternative form of hajji

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay haji, from Arabic حَجِّيّ (ḥajjiyy, “hajji”), حَجّ (ḥajj, “hajj”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhad͡ʒi]
• Hyphenation: ha‧ji

Noun

haji (first-person possessive hajiku, second-person possessive hajimu, third-person possessive hajinya)

1. (Islam) hajj: the pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; one of the five pillars of Islam.
2. (Islam) hajji: one who has participated in a hajj.

Alternative forms

• Haji

Hyponyms

• haji akbar
• haji badal
• haji ifrad
• haji kecil
• haji kiran
• haji laut
• haji mabrur
• haji makbul
• haji mardud
• haji perpisahan
• haji tamatuk
• haji udara
• haji wadak

 

Derived terms

• berhaji
• kehajian
• menghajikan
• perhajian

 

Further reading

• “haji” 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

haji

1. Rōmaji transcription of はじ

Javanese

Romanization

haji

1. Romanization of ꦲꦗꦶ

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.d͡ʒi/

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

haji (plural haji-haji, informal 1st possessive hajiku, 2nd possessive hajimu, 3rd possessive hajinya)

1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

Descendants

• Indonesian: haji

Further reading

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

Old Javanese

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central hadi, Cebuano hari, Cuyunon adi, Ilocano ari, Mansaka ari, Waray-Waray hadi, and Malay aji; and distantly Maori ariki, Proto-Polynesian *qariki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /had͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒi
• Hyphenation: ha‧ji

Noun

haji

1. king

Alternative forms

• aji

Derived terms

• kahajyan

 

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦗꦶ (aji)
• → Balinese: ᬳᬚᬶ (aji)
• → Malay: aji
  • Indonesian: aji
• → Tagalog: hari

Further reading

• "haji" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).

Noun

haji (n class, plural haji)

1. (Islam) hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic حَجِّي (ḥajjī).

Noun

haji (ma class, plural mahaji)

1. (Islam) hajji (pilgrim to Mecca)

Synonyms

• (pilgrim): alhaji