ज

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑə/, /d͡ʒə/, /d͡zə/

ज (ja)

1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet.

• ज्ञ (jña): ज+ ञ

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒə]

ज • (ja)

1. The twenty-third consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə/, [d͡ʒɐ]

ज • (ja)

1. the eighth consonant in Hindi

• (nuqta form): ज़ (za)
• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value),‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

• IPA^(key): [ɟ͡ʝ]

ज (j)

1. Used to represent the [ɟ͡ʝ] sound in Kullui.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑə/, /d͡zə/

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ज • (ja, j̈a)

1. The seventh consonant in Marathi.

• IPA^(key): [d͡zʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ज

ज • (ja)

1. The eighth consonant in Nepali.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑɐ/

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”).

ज • (já) stem

1. born, begotten, gotten from; produced or caused by; born or produced in or at or upon; growing in; living at
2. (after an adverb or adverbial word) born or produced

   अग्रज (ágra-já) — the first-born, an elder brother

   अनुज (ánu-já) — the later-born, a younger brother

   अवरज (ávara-já) — of low birth, inferior, younger

   अवरज (éka-já) — of low birth, inferior, younger, junior

   द्विज (dvi-já) — twice-born

   निज (ni-já) — innate, native

   पूर्वज (pū́rva-já) — first-born, elder; born or produced before or formerly, former, ancestor

   प्रथमज (prathamá-já) — firstborn, a firstling

   सहज (sahá-já) — born or produced together or at the same time as

   साकंज (sākaṃ-já) — being born together or at the same time

3. prepared from, made of or with
4. belonging to, connected with, peculiar to; borne

   अनूपज (anūpá-ja) — growing near the water, waterborne

   अन्नज (anna-ja) — springing from or occasioned by food, foodborne

   शक्रज (śakrá-ja) — Indra-born

   सार्थज (sā-rtha-ja) — born or reared in a caravan, tame

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• अज (aja)
• निज (nija)

ज • (já) stem, m

1. son of (in compounds)
2. father
3. birth

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ज • (já) stem

1. speedy, swift
2. victorious
3. eaten

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ज • (já) stem, m

1. speed
2. enjoyment
3. light, lustre
4. poison
5. a पिशाच (piśāca, “fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish being”)
6. Vishnu
7. Shiva
8. a husband's brother's wife

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• IPA^(key): [d͡z]

ज (dz)

1. Used to represent the [d͡z] sound in Sherpa.