-जी

See also: जी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa जिय (jiya), from Prakrit जिअ (jia), जीअ (jīa), from Sanskrit जीव (jīva, “living being, soul”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː/

Suffix

-जी • (-jī)

1. Honorific suffix or postposition used with a name or a title to show respect.

   हनुमान् जी ― hanumān jī ― Lord Hanuman

   बुआ जी ― buā jī ― aunt

   गुरुजी ― gurujī ― teacher, sir

   शर्मा जी ― śarmā jī ― Mr. Sharma

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jīvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 289