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Translingual
Symbol
tji
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Northern Tujia.
See also
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, chiak, cheh, “uncle”). Compare to Indonesian ci (“a term of address”).
Noun
tji
- term of address conferred on a respectable or unknown adult
- djangan poekoel lagi sama tji Bong-loan.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- ^ Hauw San Liang (1907) Pembalesan Kedji [Vicious Retribution] (in Peranakan Indonesian), page 30
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
Noun
tji (indeclinable)
- (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!
- (colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility
Han försökte ringa, men det var tji- He tried to call, but it was impossible
References