ji

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

Translingual

Symbol

ji

1. (international standards, obsolete) Former ISO 639-1 language code for Yiddish.

   Synonym: yi (current)

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji/

Verb

ji

1. second-person singular imperative of jam

Atanques

Etymology

Compare Cogui zĩ.

Noun

ji

1. worm

References

• Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)

Bambara

Noun

ji

1. water

Derived terms

• ɲέ-ji (“tears”, literally “eye-water”)
• dá-ji (“saliva”, literally “mouth-water”)
• jidaga (“water-jug”)

References

• Andrea Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations (2015, →ISBN, page 105: Bambara ɲέ-ji eye-water 'tears'
• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009) (with accent)

Cornish

Noun

ji

1. Soft mutation of chi.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

1. accusative singular of ona

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Alternative forms

• yi

Etymology

Cognate with Vai ꕀ (jí) and Kono (Sierra Leone) yí.

Noun

ji

1. water

References

• Dalby, T. D. P. (1963) “The extinct language of Dama”, in Sierra Leone Language Review, volume 2, Freetown: Fourah Bay College, pages 50–54

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

1. jay, The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

Gun

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒì/

Verb

jì

1. to sing

Derived terms

• jì hàn (“to sing song”)

 

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French jus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi/
• IPA^(key): /ʒy/

Noun

ji

1. juice

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(d)ʒí/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɪ́]

Verb

ji (grade Ø)

1. to hear
2. to understand
3. to listen
4. to feel, taste, smell
5. to injure, cause to feel

Related terms

• jiye

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 99.

Igbo

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *í-ŋ̀-gíyí. Cognate with Ekpeye íyí, Ogbah ìdʒí, Ezaa dʒí, Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ìdʒí, Ika ìgí. Further cognates probably include Proto-Yoruboid *ú-cu (Igala úchu, Ede Idaca ichu, Yoruba iṣu), and Proto-Nupoid *iti (Nupe eci, Gupa-Abawa itsi, Kakanda iti, Kupa ici).

Noun

ji

1. yam

Japanese

Romanization

ji

1. The hiragana syllable じ (ji) or the katakana syllable ジ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.
2. The hiragana syllable ぢ (ji) or the katakana syllable ヂ (ji) in Hepburn romanization.

Jenaama Bozo

Noun

ji

1. water

References

• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)

Jingpho

Noun

ji

1. grandfather

Alternative forms

• aji
• kaji

Derived terms

• ji dim
• ji htung
• jiba
• jibawk
• jiboi
• jihtang

 

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

1. (third-person feminine singular) she

Declension

declension of ji

	singular		dual		plural
nominative	jì		jiẽdvi		jõs
genitive	jõs		jų̃dviejų		jų̃
dative	jái		jõdviem		jóms
accusative	ją̃		jiẽdvi		jàs
instrumental	jà		jõdviem		jomìs
locative	jojè		jiẽdviese		josè

Synonyms

• jinai (colloquial)

See also

Lithuanian personal pronouns

	singular (vienaskaita)					dual (dviskaita)							plural (daugiskaita)					reflexive (sangrąžiniai)
	1st person (pirmasis asmuo)	2nd person (antrasis asmuo)	3rd person (trečiasis asmuo)			1st person		2nd person		3rd person			1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			m	f		m	f	m	f	m	f				m	f
nominative (vardininkas)	àš	tù	jìs, jisaĩ	jì, jinaĩ		mùdu	mùdvi	jùdu	jùdvi	juõdu, jiẽdu	jiẽdvi		mẽs	jū̃s	jiẽ	jõs		-
genitive (kilmininkas)	manę̃s	tavę̃s	jõ	jõs		mùdviejų		jùdviejų		jų̃dviejų			mū́sų	jū́sų	jų̃			savę̃s
dative (naudininkas)	mán	táu	jám	jái		mùdviem		jùdviem		jõdviem			mùms	jùms	jíems	jóms		sáu
accusative (galininkas)	manè	tavè	jį̃	ją̃		mùdu	mùdvi	jùdu	jùdvi	juõdu	jiẽdvi		mùs	jùs	juõs	jàs		savè
instrumental (įnagininkas)	manimì, manim̃	tavimì, tavim̃	juõ	jà		mùdviem		jùdviem		jõdviem			mumìs	jumìs	jaĩs	jomìs		savimì, savim̃
locative (vietininkas)	manyjè, manỹ	tavyjè, tavỹ	jamè	jojè		mùdviese		jùdviese		jiẽdviese			mumysè	jumysè	juosè	josè		savyjè, savỹ
possessive (savybiniai)	màno	tàvo	jõ	jõs		mùdviejų		jùdviejų		jų̃dviejų			mū́sų	jū́sų	jų̃			sàvo

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *m-je¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꐴ (njip).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʃi³³]

Noun

ji 

1. (Yao'an) root

Malay

Etymology

From English gee.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒi/ [ˈd͡ʒi]

Noun

ji (plural ji-ji)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

Synonyms

• ga (Jawi letter name)
• ge (Indonesian)

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) huruf; e, bi, si, di, i, ef, ji, hec, ai, je, ke, el, em, en, o, pi, kiu, ar, es, ti, yu, vi, dabel yu, eks, way, zed

Mandarin

Romanization

ji

1. Nonstandard spelling of jī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of jí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of jì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Neapolitan

Verb

ji

1. Alternative spelling of jire (“to go”)

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

from Proto-Iranian *Hača. Cognate with Persian از (az).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒɪ]

Preposition

ji

1. of
2. from

Derived terms

• ji alî
• ji bo
• ji ... re

Occitan

Noun

ji f (plural jis)

1. jay (the letter j, J)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈji/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈji/

Pronoun

ji

1. dual accusative of oně

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

Pronoun

jī

1. you (plural)

Inflection

Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions

	singular					plural
	1st	2nd	3rd m	3rd f	3rd n	1st	2nd	3rd
nominative	ik	thū	hī	hiū, hiō	hit	wī	jī	hiā
accusative	mī	thī	hine	hiā	hit	ūs	jū, jō	hiā
dative	mī	thī	him	hire, hiāre	him	ūs	jū, jō	him, hirem, hiārem
genitive	mīn	thīn	sīn	hire, hiāre	sīn	ūser	jūwer	hira, hiāra

Descendants

• North Frisian: jam, i (Sylt)
• Saterland Frisian: jie
• West Frisian: jim, jimme

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi/ [ˈxi]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ji

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Noun

ji f (plural jíes)

1. chi; the Greek letter Χ, χ

Etymology 2

Interjection

ji

1. he (denotes laughter)

Further reading

• “ji”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Western Dani

Etymology

Klamer notes that "Western Dani shares a handful of look-alikes with the TAP languages", including this word (compare proto-TAP *jira "water").

Noun

ji

1. water

References

• Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	ji
Brazilian standard	fi
New Tribes	ji

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Cariban *pipi (“older brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hʷi]

Noun

ji (possessed jiyü)

1. older brother (of a woman)
2. older male parallel cousin (of a woman)

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ji”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[2], Lyon
• Monterrey, Nalúa Rosa Silva (2012) Hombres de curiara y mujeres de conuco. Etnografía de los indigenas Ye’kwana de Venezuela, Ciudad Bolívar: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, pages 62–65, 72: “jiiyu”

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (high-tone): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒí/
• (mid-tone): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒī/
• (low-tone): IPA^(key): /d͡ʒì/

Etymology 1

Noun

jí

1. The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí

Etymology 2

Particle

jí

1. (intransitive) to wake up
2. (transitive) to wake somebody up

Derived terms

• jíjí

Etymology 3

Verb

ji

1. (transitive) to move gently

Etymology 4

Verb

jì

1. (intransitive) to move gently

Etymology 5

From Proto-Yoruboid *jĩ́

Verb

jí

1. to steal

   Synonym: lè (obsolete)

Derived terms

• ojí (“thief”)

Zarma

Noun

ji

1. oil

References

• David Bellama, Cours de Zarma pour le Niger: trainee's book (1976)

Zou

Noun

ji

1. spouse

References

• http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf