English

Proper noun

Ji

1. (historical) An ancient settlement in northeastern China within modern Beijing
2. (historical) The state which it ruled
3. (historical) Yan, a later state and city at the same location

Atanques

Noun

ji

1. worm

References

• Comparative Chibchan Phonology (1981)

Bambara

Noun

ji

1. water

Derived terms

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

References

• Andrea Hollington, Traveling Conceptualizations (2015, ISBN 9027268401), page 105: Bambara ɲέ-ji eye-water 'tears'
• V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009) (with accent)

Cornish

Noun

ji

1. Soft mutation of chi.

Czech

Pronoun

ji f

1. accusative singular of ona

French

Noun

ji m ‎(plural jis)

1. jay, the letter j / J

Japanese

Romanization

ji

1. rōmaji reading of じ
2. rōmaji reading of ぢ
3. rōmaji reading of ジ
4. rōmaji reading of ヂ

Jenaama Bozo

Noun

ji

1. water

References

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

Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒɪ]

Preposition

ji

1. of
2. from

Derived terms

• ji alî
• ji bo
• ji ... re

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɪ]

Pronoun

ji f

1. (third-person feminine singular) she

Declension

Synonyms

• jinai (colloquial)

Lojban

Cmavo

ji ‎(selma'o A A)

1. and/or/neither? (asks for a missing logical connective to fill in the place of this cmavo)

Usage notes

• This can be answered either with another cmavo of selma'o A or with one of the sumti (or operand) on either side of ji. (The cmavo of selma'o A can also be followed by nai between it and ji. An answer of .anai would mean "neither" and an answer of .enai would mean just the first option.)

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

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Neapolitan

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

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jīz, variant of *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. Compare Old English ġē, Old Saxon gī, Old Dutch gī, Old High German ir, Old Norse ér.

Pronoun

jī

1. you (plural)

Declension

Descendants

• West Frisian: jim, jimme

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χῖ ‎(khî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xi/

Noun

ji f ‎(plural jíes)

1. chi; the Greek letter Χ, χ

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 3944675487)

Zarma

Noun

ji

1. oil

References

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