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📝 Indian entrance test 🙏 Polite exclamation 🧑‍🏫 Respectful title
jee

jee

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A polite word added after a person's name to show respect
  • particle
  • Indian
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  • In many Indian families, children address elders with the suffix jee to show respect.

Examples

  • He greeted his neighbor as Gupta jee every morning on his way to work.

  • The students respectfully called their teacher Sharma jee during the ceremony.

  • Rahul jee is a respected elder in our community.

  • Can I speak with you, jee?

  • The students respectfully called their teacher Sharma jee during the ceremony.

  • In many Indian families, children address elders with the suffix jee to show respect.

  • He greeted his neighbor as Gupta jee every morning on his way to work.

Synonyms

san
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1 8.1

A polite title added after a person's name in Japan

is used in South Asian languages to show respect after a name

Surface Forms

jee main

Etymology

Jee as a name ending comes from the Hindi and Urdu word ji, a polite ending put after a person's name, much like saying 'sir' or 'ma'am' in English. That's why calling someone Sharma jee shows respect.