-ji

suffix

An honorific conveying respect.

Meanings

suffix
  1. IndiaAn honorific conveying respect.

    It’s not just a pleasure but an express honor to be sharing the stage with Sadhguruji, and I would like to thank the organizers, the entire team, Kavithaji, especially Sadhguruji, for not knowing that I’m always invited only once to any gathering unless he writes another book.

    2026, Sadhguru, 2:23 from the start, in Science, Spirituality & the Limits of Human Intellect – Dr. Anand Ranganathan & Sadhguru, spoken by Anand Ranganathan, retrieved 16 Aug 2026

Origin

From a suffix found in various languages of the Indian subcontinent, e.g. Hindi -जी (-jī), Punjabi -ਜੀ (-jī), etc.

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APA

-ji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ji

MLA

“-ji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ji. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ji,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ji.

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