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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), Punjabi -ਜੀ (-jī), etc.

Suffix

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-ji

  1. (India) An honorific conveying respect.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Chungli Ao

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Determiner

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-ji

  1. that
  2. Definite article: the

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1975), Ao Grammar, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, pages 34-36
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, pages 4-5

Dongxiang

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Pronunciation

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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.

Derived terms

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See also

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Japanese

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Romanization

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-ji

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Livonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *-ja.

Suffix

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-ji

  1. -er (used to form agent nouns from verbs)

Declension

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Words from this suffix generally belong to LEL declension classes 186–188.

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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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