ji

Etymology

Compare Cogui zĩ.

Noun

ji

1. worm

References

• Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)

Noun

ji

1. water

References

• Andrea Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations (2015, →ISBN, page 105: Bambara ɲέ-ji eye-water 'tears'
• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009) (with accent)

Noun

ji

1. Soft mutation of chi.

Pronoun

ji f

1. accusative singular of ona

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ji m (plural jis)

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

Romanization

ji

1. Rōmaji transcription of じ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ぢ
3. Rōmaji transcription of ジ
4. Rōmaji transcription of ヂ

Noun

ji

1. water

References

• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒɪ]

Preposition

ji

1. of
2. from

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

1. (third-person feminine singular) she

Romanization

ji

1. Nonstandard spelling of jī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of jí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of jǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of jì.

Alternative forms

• jì, i, ghì

Etymology

From Latin īre, present active infinitive of eō. Compare Italian gire, ire, Sicilian jiri, giri, ghiri, iri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ji]

Verb

ji

1. to go

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́.

Pronoun

jī

1. you (plural)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χῖ (khî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ji f (plural jíes)

1. chi; the Greek letter Χ, χ

Prefix

ji

1. Marks a verb's object as reflexive.

   ninajiona

   I seeme

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

Noun

ji

1. oil

References

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