-ji (, ) is a gender-neutral honorific used as a suffix in many languages of the Indian subcontinent, such as Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Punjabi languages and their dialects prevalent in northern India, north-west and central India.
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- Etymology
- Variant spellings
- Usage
- Contrast with Sāhab
- Contrast with Jān
- Popular conflation with the letter G
- See also
- References
-ji (, ) is a gender-neutral honorific used as a suffix in many languages of the Indian subcontinent, such as Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and Punjabi languages and their dialects prevalent in northern India, north-west and central India.
Ji is gender-neutral and can be used for as a term of respect for person, relationships or inanimate objects as well. Its usage is similar, but not identical, to another subcontinental honorific, sāhab. It is similar to the gender-neutral Japanese honorific -san.
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