tji
Swedish
Etymology
From Tavringer Romani tji (“not, nothing, no”), related to Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”), from Romani či (“not, nothing”). Probably a borrowing from Armenian չի (čʿi, “not, no”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕiː/
- Rhymes: -ɕiː
Noun
tji (indeclinable)
- (colloquial) nothing, a backlash, an impossibility
Usage notes
- Usually only found in certain expressions, such as få tji (“get nothing”).
References
- tji in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- “tji” in Gerd Carling, Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, 2005, →ISBN, page 104.