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Translingual

Symbol

ji

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

Albanian

Pronunciation

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

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  1. water

Derived terms

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

References

Cornish

Noun

ji

  1. Soft mutation of chi.

Czech

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ji f

  1. accusative singular of ona

Dama (Sierra Leone)

Alternative forms

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:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

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

Gun

Pronunciation

Verb

jì

  1. to sing

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French jus.

Pronunciation

Noun

ji

  1. juice

Hausa

Pronunciation

Verb

ji (grade Ø)

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

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.[1] 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

References

  1. ^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013) Comparative Igboid‎

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

Jingpho

Noun

ji

  1. grandfather

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

ji 

  1. (Yao'an) root

Malay

Etymology

From English gee.

Pronunciation

Noun

ji (plural ji-ji)

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

Synonyms

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

See also

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

Preposition

ji

  1. of
  2. from

Derived terms

Occitan

Noun

ji f (plural jis)

  1. jay (the letter j, J)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

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/
  • 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

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

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, 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

Etymology 2

Particle

jí

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

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

Zarma

Noun

ji

  1. oil

References

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

Zou

Noun

ji

  1. spouse

References

Wikious
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