English Online Dictionary. What means j? What does j mean?
Translingual
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation
Symbol
j
- (IPA) palatal approximant, yod.
- (IPA, superscript) palatalization ([j]-coloring), or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [j] – see ʲ.
- (pharmacy, obsolete) one.
- ℥j
- one ounce
- ℥j
- (physics) imaginary unit
Gallery
- Letter styles
See also
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter J): Ĵĵ Ɉɉ J̌ǰ ȷ ϳ ʝ ɟ ʄ ᴊ Jj IJij IJij LJLjlj LJLjlj NJNjnj NJNjnj
Other representations of J:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (letter name): enPR: jā, IPA(key): /dʒeɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪ
- (archaic or dialectal, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /dʒ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J, plural js or j's)
- The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- In Spanish language loanwords and names, "j" is pronounced as an "h", for example in fajita and Julio.
- The name of this letter is spelled jay, plural jays
- In Scotland, this letter is sometimes spelled jy, to reflect the local pronunciation.
Derived terms
- j-word
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Noun
j (plural js)
- (slang) A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
- "I went outside to smoke myself a J" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."
- (mathematics) An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
- (mathematics) The second unit vector, after i
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Suffix
j
- (stenoscript) a suffix or final syllable /ʃən/ (-tion, -sion, etc.)
Araki
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃ/
Letter
j (uppercase J)
- A letter of the Araki alphabet.
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/
Letter
j lower case (upper case J)
- The fifteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Southern) /xota/, [xo̞.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Northern) /jota/, [jo̞.t̪a]
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called jota and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eː
- (letter name): IPA(key): /jeː/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.
See also
- Previous letter: i
- Next letter: k
Egyptian
Pronunciation
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /i/
- Conventional anglicization: i
Interjection
- O! (vocative interjection)
Alternative forms
Descendants
- Old Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
Verb
- (transitive) to say
Usage notes
By historical times, this verb is used almost exclusively as part of the quotative jn in its various forms.
Alternative forms
Noun
m
- (rare) statement, report, word (about someone’s good qualities) [Pyramid Texts]
Usage notes
The above quotes constitute all the known attestations of this word.
Alternative forms
Noun
m
- some part of a reed, likely panicles or leaves
Alternative forms
References
- Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, page 25, 25.5
- Faulkner, Raymond (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 7
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, 319, 455 page 199, 319, 455.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /jo/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The thirteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called jo and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjotʲː/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called jott and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The twelfth letter of the Faroese alphabet, called jodd and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on Swedish, German and Latin. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and j for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called jii and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ʒi/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Fula
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʒ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
See also
- (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
j
- Romanization of 𐌾
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈj]
- (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈjeː]
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The seventeenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called jé and written in the Latin script.
Declension
See also
- (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.
Further reading
- j in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- (letter name) IPA(key): /jɔðː/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The thirteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
- (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʒ/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ʒe/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA(key): /d͡ʒe/
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Italian
Letter
j f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case J)
- the tenth letter of the Latin alphabet, called i lunga in Italian
Usage notes
- The letter J is not considered part of the contemporary Italian alphabet. See under J.
Karelian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Karelian alphabet, called jii and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, Č č, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Ä ä, Ö ö, '
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [j]
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The fifteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called jē and written in the Latin script.
See also
- Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
- burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž
Livonian
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The fifteenth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) kēratēḑ; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, Ḑ ḑ, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Malay
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Mam
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /χ/
Letter
j (uppercase J)
- A letter of the Mam alphabet.
Middle English
Pronoun
j
- Alternative form of I (“I”)
Nupe
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The twelfth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and j for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɔt/
Letter
j (upper case J, lower case)
- The thirteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called jot and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʒ/
- (letter name) IPA(key): /ˈʒɔ.tɐ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- (International Standard) The thirteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
- (Pan-Vlax) The fourteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).
References
- Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “J, j”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 14
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒ/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The thirteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called je or jî and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (uppercase): J
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /j/
Letter
j (Cyrillic spelling ј)
- The fourteenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) slȍvo; A a, B b, C c, Č č, Ć ć, D d, Dž dž, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Lj lj, M m, N n, Nj nj, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /ʝ/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The seventeenth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a, Â â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (phoneme) /x/
- IPA(key): (letter name) /ˈxota/ [ˈxo.t̪a]
- (Castilian)
- Rhymes: -ota
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Letter name
- IPA(key): /jiː/
- Phoneme
- IPA(key): /j/, /ɧ/
- Homophone: g (in some positions)
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Swedish alphabet, called ji and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish j. Each pronunciation has a different source:
- Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English j.
- Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish j.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: j
- (letter name, Filipino alphabet): IPA(key): /djej/, [d͡ʒɛɪ̯]
- (letter name, Abecedario): IPA(key): /ˈhota/, [ˈho.tɐ]
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /dj/, [d͡ʒ]
- (phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords): IPA(key): /h/, [h]
- (phoneme, Spanish unadapted loanwords, obsolete): IPA(key): /s/, [s]
- Rhymes: -ej, -ota
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J, Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜌ᜔)
- The tenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Filipino alphabet), called dyey and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- This letter is mostly used only in slang, proper nouns, or unadapted loanwords.
- Some purists of Tagalog replace j in words with dy.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜆ)
- (historical) The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called jota and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
- Some Spanish words originally with Spanish j tend to be replaced with h in Tagalog.
Further reading
- “j”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
Turkish
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /ʒ/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /ʒeː/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The thirteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The eleventh letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z
Uzbek
Pronunciation
- (phoneme) IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
Letter
j (upper case J)
- The ninth letter of the Uzbek alphabet, called je and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, X x, Y y, Z z, Oʻ oʻ, Gʻ gʻ, Sh sh, Ch ch, Ng ng
Yoruba
Pronunciation
- (phoneme): IPA(key): /d͡ʒ/
- (letter name): IPA(key): /d͡ʒí/
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The eleventh letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called jí and written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
- As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y
Zulu
Letter
j (lower case, upper case J)
- The tenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z