Home UK English -ji

Meaning of -ji in English:

-ji

Pronunciation /d?i/

Indian

  • Used with names and titles to show respect.

    ‘Lalitaji’
    • ‘guruji’

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit jīva, 2nd singular imperative of jīv- ‘to live’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivere ‘to live’.