tji

See also: TJI

Translingual

Symbol

tji

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Northern Tujia.

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Northern Tujia terms

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• tiinj (Mooring)
• tii (Sylt)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *teuhaną.

Pronunciation

• (Föhr-Amrum) IPA^(key): [tçɪ ~ t͡ʃɪ]

Verb

tji

1. (Föhr-Amrum) to pull, draw

Conjugation

Conjugation of tji (Föhr-Amrum dialect)

infinitive I	tji
infinitive II	(tu) tjin
past participle	taanjen
imperative singular	tji
imperative plural	tji’m
	present	past
1st singular	tji	toog
2nd singular	tjochst	toogst
3rd singular	tjocht	toog
plural	tji	toog
	perfect	pluperfect
1st singular	haa taanjen	hed taanjen
2nd singular	heest taanjen	hedst taanjen
3rd singular	hee taanjen	hed taanjen
plural	haa taanjen	hed taanjen
	future (skel)	future (wel)
1st singular	skal tji	wal tji
2nd singular	skääl tji	wääl tji
3rd singular	skal tji	wal tji
plural	skel tji	wel tji

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, chiak, cheh, “uncle”). Compare to Indonesian ci (“a term of address”).

Noun

tji

1. term of address conferred on a respectable or unknown adult

   djangan poekoel lagi sama tji Bong-loan. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani tji (“not, nothing, no”), related to Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”), from Romani či (“not, nothing”). Probably a borrowing from Armenian չի (čʻi, “not, no”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕiː/
• Rhymes: -ɕiː

Noun

tji (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial, in some expressions) a setback, a failure

   Han försökte lura mig, men tji fick han!

   He tried to trick me, but failed in his pursuit!

2. (colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility

   Han försökte ringa, men det var tji

   He tried to call, but it was impossible

References

• tji in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tji in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tji in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “tji”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 104