jari

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See also: Jari, jarí, and jaří

English

Noun

jari (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of zari

Anagrams

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jari

  1. finger
  2. toe
  3. hand (of watch)

Hyponyms

Iban

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jari

  1. hand

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒari/, /ˈd͡ʒari/

Noun

jari

  1. plural of jaro

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”). Cognate of Old Javanese jariji, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji), Indonesian jeriji, Sundanese jariji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒä.ri/
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  • Hyphenation: ja‧ri

Noun

jari (first-person possessive jariku, second-person possessive jarimu, third-person possessive jarinya)

  1. digit, finger
    1. (anatomy) a narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe
    2. (zoology) similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
    3. unit of measure.
  2. finger: something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.

Derived terms

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

jari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じゃり

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

Pronunciation

Noun

jari (Jawi spelling جاري, plural jari-jari, informal 1st possessive jariku, 2nd possessive jarimu, 3rd possessive jarinya)

  1. finger
  2. toe
  3. hand (of watch)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: jari
  • → Acehnese: jaroe
  • → Min Nan: 惹𨁫 (jiá-lí)
  • → Semai: jariiq

Further reading

Slovak

Noun

jari

  1. inflection of jar:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Somali

Verb

jari

  1. to cut
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