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English
Etymology
From Japanese 地頭.
Noun
jito (plural jitos or jito)
- (historical) A medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.
Noun
jito (collective jitonɨaɨ)
- 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
Etymology 2
Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.
Root
jito
- sun
Derived terms
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 269
Pali
Adjective
jito
- nominative singular masculine of jita, which is past participle of jeti (“to conquer”)
Yami
Etymology
Cognates with Tagalog dito.
Adverb
jito
- here