joki

See also: jōki

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joki, from Proto-Uralic *joke. Cognate with Estonian jõgi (“river”), Karelian jogi (“river”), Veps jogi (“river”), Mansi я̄ (â̄, “river”), archaic Hungarian jó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoki/, [ˈjo̞ki]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Syllabification: jo‧ki

Noun

joki

1. river

Declension

Inflection of joki (Kotus type 7/ovi, k- gradation)
nominative		joki	joet
genitive		joen	jokien
partitive		jokea	jokia
illative		jokeen	jokiin
		singular	plural
nominative		joki	joet
accusative	nom.	joki	joet
	gen.	joen
genitive		joen	jokien
partitive		jokea	jokia
inessive		joessa	joissa
elative		joesta	joista
illative		jokeen	jokiin
adessive		joella	joilla
ablative		joelta	joilta
allative		joelle	joille
essive		jokena	jokina
translative		joeksi	joiksi
instructive		—	join
abessive		joetta	joitta
comitative		—	jokineen

Possessive forms of joki (type ovi)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	jokeni	jokemme
2nd person	jokesi	jokenne
3rd person	jokensa

Synonyms

• (river): virta

Derived terms

• joeton
• joisto
• joitse

Compounds

compounds

• alajoki
• emäjoki
• joenhaara
• joenmutka
• joenniska
• joenpolvi
• joenranta
• joensuu
• joentörmä
• joenuoma
• joenvarsi
• jokiahde
• jokialue
• jokialus
• jokidelfiini
• jokierottelu
• jokihelmi

• jokihelmisimpukka
• jokihiekka
• jokijärvi
• jokikala
• jokikalastus
• jokikasvi
• jokikerrostuma
• jokikuljetus
• jokikulta
• jokilaakso
• jokilaiva
• jokileinikki
• jokiliete
• jokiliikenne
• jokilotja
• jokimatka
• jokipato

• jokipenger
• jokiranta
• jokirapu
• jokireitti
• jokiristeily
• jokisatama
• jokisimpukka
• jokisokeus
• jokisuisto
• jokisuu
• jokisuvanto
• jokitaimen
• jokitörmä
• jokiuistelu
• jokiuitto
• jokiuoma

• jokivarsi
• jokiverkko
• jokivesi
• jokiväylä
• jokiäyräs
• laskujoki
• latvajoki
• lisäjoki
• lohijoki
• pääjoki
• rajajoki
• sivujoki
• sulavesijoki
• synnyinjoki
• uittojoki
• yläjoki

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English jockey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒoki]
• Hyphenation: jo‧ki

Noun

joki

1. jockey, one who rides racehorses competitively.
2. (figuratively) impersonator,
   1. one who asked to do impersonation, a form of cheating whereby a different person than the student assigned an assignment or exam completes it.
   2. car jockey, one who asked to impersonate as a passenger in a random commuter who does not have enough passengers to legally use a carpool lane.
3. disc jockey.

Usage notes

Car jockey was a way to circumvent kawasan pembatasan penumpang (passenger restriction area) rule which mandated at least three person in a car (three-in-one) to legally use a line during specified time periods, i.e. rush hour/peak hour, based on high-occupancy vehicle lane concept. The rule was enforced from December 2003 to May 2016 at several roads in Jakarta.

Further reading

• “joki” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *joki, from Proto-Uralic *joke.

Noun

joki (genitive joen, partitive jokkiia)

1. river

Declension

Inflection of joki singular plural nominative joki joet genitive joen jokiloin partitive jokkiia jokiloja illative jokkee jokiloihe inessive joeez jokiloiz elative joest jokiloist allative joelle jokiloille adessive joeel jokiloil ablative joelt jokiloilt translative joeks jokiloiks essive jokkeen jokiloin

Synonyms

• (river): verta

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Latvian

Noun

joki m

1. nominative plural form of joks
2. vocative plural form of joks

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Shona

Etymology

From Afrikaans juk.

Noun

jóki class 5 (plural majóki class 6)

1. yoke