jari

See also: Jari, jarí, and jaří

English

Noun

jari (usually uncountable, plural jaris)

1. Alternative form of zari.

Anagrams

• Jair

Banjarese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Noun

jari

1. finger
2. toe

References

• Abdul Djebar Hapip (1977), Kamus Bahasa Banjar [Banjarese Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ri/
• (Kedayan) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.i/

Noun

jari

1. finger
2. toe
3. hand (of watch)

Hyponyms

• ibu jari (“thumb”)
• jari antu (“middle finger”)
• jari kaki (“toe”)
• jari kelingking (“little finger”)
• jari manis (“ring finger”)
• jari talunjuk (“forefinger”)

Central Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Noun

jari

1. finger

References

• Zainul Arifin Aliana (1979), Bahasa Serawai (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ri/

Noun

jari

1. hand

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒari/, /ˈd͡ʒari/

Noun

jari

1. plural of jaro

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”). Cognate of Old Javanese jariji, Balinese jriji, Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji), Indonesian jeriji, Sundanese jariji.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒari/ [ˈd͡ʒa.ri]

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• Rhymes: -ari
• Syllabification: ja‧ri

Noun

jari (plural jari-jari)

1. (anatomy) digit, finger
2. digit (unit of measure)
3. finger, something similar in function or agency to the human finger

Derived terms

• berjari
• jari-jari
• jemari
• menjari
• penjarian

• jari ampai
• jari ayam
• jari buaya
• jari hantu
• jari hati
• jari jemari
• jari kaki
• jari kelingking
• jari kokat
• jari lima
• jari lipan
• jari malang
• jari manis
• jari mati
• jari panjang
• jari renik
• jari rimpang
• jari syahadat
• jari tangan
• jari telunjuk
• jari tengah

Further reading

• “jari”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

jari

1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃり

Kendayan

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Noun

jari

1. finger
2. toe

References

• Smith, A. (2017), The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): [dʒä.ɾi]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Noun

jari (Jawi spelling جاري, plural jari-jemari)

1. digit of a limb
   1. finger
   2. (~ kaki) toe
2. unit of measurement by the width of a finger i.e. digit
3. hand (of watch)

Derived terms

• berjari
• jari-jari
• jemari
• menjari
• penjarian

• ibu jari
• jari ampai
• jari ayam
• jari buaya
• jari hantu
• jari hati
• jari jemari
• jari kaki
• jari kelingking
• jari kokat
• jari lima
• jari lipan
• jari malang
• jari manis
• jari mati
• jari panjang
• jari renik
• jari rimpang
• jari syahadat
• jari tangan
• jari telunjuk
• jari tengah

Descendants

• Indonesian: jari
• → Acehnese: jaroe
• → Min Nan: 惹𨁫 (jiá-lí)
• → Semai: jariiq

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “جاري djari”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 97
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “جاري jari”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 215
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “jari”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 449

Further reading

• "jari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Minangkabau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Noun

jari

1. finger

References

• Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎^[2] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985

Remun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Noun

jari

1. hand

Slovak

Noun

jari

1. inflection of jar:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

Somali

Verb

jari

1. to cut