jeju
See also: jejú, Jeju, and ею
English
Etymology
Tupian.
Noun
jeju (plural jejus)
- A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).
- 1946, Curt Nimuendajú, The Eastern Timbira:
- Finally he sent the jeju (Erythrinus unitaeniatus; these fish are covered with a slippery phlegm), which pushed the man out ...
- 1981, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts:
- In the jeju, the swim bladder has a respiratory function, while in the aruana it is an hydrostatic organ. Both are physostomes, and the swim bladder is divided into 2 chambers whose walls are made up of 3 enveloping membranes or mantles.
- 2005, Adalberto Luis Val; Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida e Val; David J. Randall, Fish Physiology: The Physiology of Tropical Fishes, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 256:
- The jeju (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) is a facultative air-breathing fish that utilizes a modified swim bladder as an ...
- 1946, Curt Nimuendajú, The Eastern Timbira:
Lashi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑe.d͡ʑu/
Interjection
jeju
- thanks, thank you
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjeju]
Pronoun
jeju
- genitive of wónej
- animate accusative of wónej
Alternative forms
- njeju (used after a preposition)
Determiner
jeju (uninflected)
- their (referring to two people)
Rayón Zoque
Verb
jeju
- (intransitive) rest
References
- Harrison, Roy; B. de Harrison, Margaret; López Juárez, Francisco; Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 9