jy

From the name of the letter i (of which j was originally a variant) by affixing the /d͡ʒ/ sound to it. Compare French ji, and the similar derivation of Italian vu.

Generally changed to jay by association with kay.

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ

jy (plural jies or jyes or jys)

1. (archaic or dialectal, Scotland) The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.

   Synonym: jay

• djy (Cape Afrikaans)

From Dutch jij (which see), from Middle Dutch ji, northern form of gi.

• IPA^(key): /jəi/,

• Audio:

  (file)

jy (object jou, possessive jou)

1. you (singular, subject)
   • 2016, “Sal Jy Met My Dans”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?‎, performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:

     Sal jy met my dans?

     Will you dance with me?

• IPA^(key): /j̊/

jy (upper case Jy)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

jy

1. Soft mutation of chy.

jy

1. you (informal second person singular pronoun)
2. thou
3. thee

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒaj/

jy

1. (text messaging) Abbreviation of idiay.