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-ji

-ji

-ji (जी ਜੀ جیIAST: -jī, Hindustani pronunciation:) is a gender-neutral honorific used as a suffix in many languages of the Indian subcontinent, such as Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu), Nepali, Sindhi and Punjabi languages and their dialects prevalent in north India, northwest 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.