jį́

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ji"

Navajo

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ́/
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Noun

jį́

day
jį́ dóó tłʼééʼ ― day and night

Antonyms

tłʼééʼ (“night”)

Derived terms

díí jį́ (“today, this day”)
dííshjį́ (“nowadays”)
jį́į́dą́ą́ʼ (“today”)
jį́įgo (“during the day”)
jį́ʼaniʼįįhí (“mouse”)
tʼáá ákwíí jį́ (“every day”)

References

Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 489.