jito

English

Etymology

From Japanese 地頭.

Noun

jito (plural jitos or jito)

1. (historical) A medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhitɔ]
• Hyphenation: ji‧to

Etymology 1

jito
Root	Classifier
jito-	-to

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.

Noun

jito (collective jitonɨaɨ)

1. son
   • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:2, page 5:

     Abraham mɨcorɨ jitodɨ Isaac mɨcorɨ.

     The son of the late Abraham was the late Isaac.

Declension

Declension of jito

	singular	plural	kinship plural
Absolutive	jito	jituaɨ	jitotɨaɨ
Nominative	jitodɨ	jituaɨdɨ	jitotɨaɨdɨ
Accusative	jitona	jituaɨna	jitotɨaɨna
Dative/Locative	jitomo	jituaɨmo	jitotɨaɨmo
Ablative	jitomona	jituaɨmona	jitotɨaɨmona
Instrumental	jitodo	jituaɨdo	jitotɨaɨdo
Causal	jitori	jituaɨri	jitotɨaɨri
Privative	jitonino	jituaɨnino	jitotɨaɨnino

Etymology 2

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.

Root

jito

1. sun

Derived terms

• jitoma

 

References

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 269

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• जितो (Devanagari script)
• জিতো (Bengali script)
• ජිතො (Sinhalese script)
• ဇိတော or ၹိတေႃ (Burmese script)
• ชิโต (Thai script)
• ᨩᩥᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊິໂຕ (Lao script)
• ជិតោ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄨𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)

Adjective

jito

1. nominative singular masculine of jita, which is past participle of jeti (“to conquer”)

Yami

Etymology

Cognates with Tagalog dito.

Adverb

jito

1. here