From the name of the letteri (of whichj was originally a variant) by affixing the/d͡ʒ/ sound to it. CompareFrenchji, and the similar derivation ofItalianvu.
Generally changed tojay by association withkay.
jy (pluraljiesorjyesorjys)
- (archaic or dialectal, Scotland)The name of theLatin-script letterJ/j.
- Synonym:jay
FromDutchjij (which see), fromMiddle Dutchji, northern form ofgi.
jy (objectjou,possessivejou)
- you (singular, subject)
2016, “Sal Jy Met My Dans”, inSal Jy Met My Dans?[1], performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:Saljy met my dans?- Willyou dance with me?
1 The forms
jul and
hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function, but also otherwise, chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence.
jy (upper caseJy)
- A letter of theMazahua alphabet.
- (Latin-script letters)A a,Ⱥ ⱥ,A̱ a̱,B b,C c,Cꞌ cꞌ,Cj cj,Cu cu,Cꞌu cꞌu,Cju cju,Ch ch,Chꞌ chꞌ,Chj chj,D d,Dy dy,E e,Ɇ ɇ,E̱ e̱,G g,Gu gu,Hu hu,ꞌHu ꞌhu,I i,I̱ i̱,J j,Jꞌ jꞌ,Jm jm,Jn jn,Jñ jñ,Ju ju,Jy jy,L l,M m,Mꞌ mꞌ,N n,Nꞌ nꞌ,Ñ ñ,Ñꞌ ñꞌ,O o,Ø ø,O̱ o̱,P p,Pj pj,R r,S s,T t,Tꞌ tꞌ,Tj tj,Ts ts,Tsꞌ tsꞌ,Tsj tsj,U u,Ꞹ ꞹ,U̱ u̱,X x,Z z,Zh zh,ꞌ
jy
- Soft mutation ofchy.
jy
- you(informal second person singular pronoun)
- thou
- thee
jy
- (text messaging)Abbreviation ofidiay.
