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'''-jī''' or '''Ji''' (Devanagari: जी, Urdu: جی, Bengali: জী) is mainly an honorific suffix used in many Indian languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri etc. The word "-ji" is not a mainstream word in Bengali language, but sometimes used as suffix after names. | {{Infobox Nonliterary Works | ||
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| short_description = An Indian honorific | |||
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| in_other_languages =HindiL जी<br/>Urdu: جی<br/>Bengali: জী | |||
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'''-jī''' or '''Ji''' (Devanagari: जी, Urdu: جی, Bengali: জী) is mainly an honorific suffix used in many Indian languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri etc. The word "-ji" is not a mainstream word in Bengali language, but sometimes used as suffix after names or salutations. | |||
== Origin == | == Origin == | ||
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=== As a standalone word === | === As a standalone word === | ||
-ji may also be used as a single word and as an independent word, its meaning changes depending on the way word is pronounced or punctuation is used after it in writing. | -ji may also be used as a single word and as an independent word, its meaning changes depending on the way word is pronounced or punctuation is used after it in writing. | ||
These are not used in Bengali language. The Bengali equivalent is "আজ্ঞে". | |||
Examples | Examples | ||
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* '''[[:wikipedia:-ji|-ji]]''' at Wikipedia | * '''[[:wikipedia:-ji|-ji]]''' at Wikipedia | ||
[[Category:Lifestyle]] | [[Category:Lifestyle]] | ||
[[Category:Samskrta words and phrases]] | |||