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jaadi(Asia) Alternative form of jadi (“pickled fish”).jaali(architecture) Alternative form of jali.jaborandiAny of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.jabotiAlternative form of jabuti.jabroniAn obnoxious or contemptible person; a crybaby.jabutiA Brazilian tortoise, especially a yellow-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis denticulatus).jacamiAlternative form of jacamin (“grey-winged trumpeter”).jacuzziA hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.jadi(Asia) Pickled fish.jagatiThe raised surface of the platform or terrace upon which Hindu, Jain and Buddhist temples are built.jaguarondiAlternative spelling of jaguarundi.jaguarundiA medium-sized Central and South American wild cat, Herpailurus yagouaroundi.jahaji(India) A sailor.jajmani(India, historical) An economic system in which lower castes performed various functions for upper castes and received grain or other goods in return.jalebiA sweet popular in the Indian subcontinent, made by deep-frying a maida flour batter and soaking it in sugar syrup.jalfraziAlternative form of jalfrezi.jalfreziA Bengali curry made with onion, tomato and capsicum given added heat by the addition of green chillisjali(uncommon, music) A praise-singer or griot in Western Africa.jamabandiAlternative form of jummabundi.jamborandiObsolete form of jaborandi.jamdaniA fabric of fine cotton muslin of Bengali origin, with coloured stripes and patterns.jammabandiAlternative form of jummabundi.jampani(India, chiefly historical) A jampan-bearer.jangajjiUnfermented vegetables pickled in soy sauce or chili paste etc., used in Korean cuisine.janggiA board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Korea.jariAlternative form of zari.jarmakiAlternative form of jarmakee.jatamansiNardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas.jatiA clan, tribe, or community in India.javaliA kind of light love song in Carnatic music.javitri(India, cooking) macejawariplural of jariyajazzerati(informal) People who are considered the elite in the world of jazz music.jehadiAlternative spelling of jihadi.jeliA member of the hereditary caste of griots among the Mandé peoples, whose social roles include transmitting their people's oral traditions and playing traditional music (jeliya).jenminpiAlternative form of renminbi.jeogoriA traditional Korean upper garment.jetskiAlternative spelling of jet ski.jhakriA Nepali shaman.jhalfreziAlternative form of jalfrezi.jhampaniAn Indian rickshaw-bearer.jhandiA triangular flag used as a Hindu religious marker and symbol of identity.jhopadpatti(India) An urban slum of tents or makeshift huts.jiangshiA reanimated corpse in Chinese legend, which moves around by hopping with its arms outstretched, and kills living creatures to absorb their life force.jianhuaziSimplified Chinese.jianzhiChinese traditional paper cutting.jianziA traditional Chinese sport in which players try to keep a weighted shuttlecock in the air with their bodies, usually by kicking.jiaoziA Chinese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Chinese originator or predecessor of the Japanese gyoza.jiari(musicology) with a bore internally coated with a lacquer made from tonoko powder, urushi lacquer, and water. Applies to shakuhachi bamboo flute.jidaigeki(uncountable) A Japanese genre of film and television set in pre-Meiji Restoration Japanjiedushi(historical) A regional military governor in China during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.jilabiAlternative form of jalebi.jilapiAlternative form of jalebi.jinniAlternative form of jinn.jinrikiA Japanese rickshaw.jinshi“advanced” or “entered graduate”, a scholar who had successfully passed the highest level of the Chinese imperial examinations (殿試), usually held triennially at the imperial court.jiquiA kind of tropical hardwood. Malpighia obovata.jiseiA poem traditionally composed on one's deathbed in Japan.jitiAlternative form of jit (“Zimbabwean dance music”).jivamukti(yoga) A modern, vigorous form of yogajivanmukti(Hinduism) In Hinduism, the process of achieving complete self-realisation, attaining moksha during one's own life.jocoquiAlternative form of jocoque.jodi(India) couple, duo, pairjonokuchi(sumo) A member of the lowest division of sumo wrestlers (below jonidan) to which new recruits are promoted after their first tournament.joromi(West Africa) An embroidered blouse or jerkin.joseiA class of manga written for an older female audience.joseki(go) A studied and standardized sequence of moves in game of Go, especially at a corner of the board, in the opening phase of a game. Joseki have a variety of outcomes and can be beneficial or detrimental based on the situation. However, Joseki theoretically include the best moves locally for each player.joshi(uncountable) Japanese women's professional wrestlingjotisiA traditional Hindu astrologer.jowariAlternative form of jawar.jpsiSynonym of J/psi meson.juariAlternative form of jawar.judogi(judo) The uniform used for judo practice and competition, based on traditional Japanese clothing.jugalbandhiAlternative form of jugalbandi.jugalbandiA kind of duet in Indian classical music.jujubiAlternative spelling of jujube.jukskei(South Africa, uncountable) A traditional game similar to quoits played by throwing the skei at the yoke.jumbiAlternative spelling of jumbie.jummabundi(India, obsolete) A register of holdings.jungli(India) An inhabitant of the jungle or wild forest.junshi(historical) In medieval Japan, the practice of vassals committing seppuku (ritual suicide) upon the death of their lord.junzi(Chinese philosophy) A morally ideal person.jupatiA Brazilian palm, Raphia taedigera, whose long stalks are used in constructing buildingsjuptiObsolete form of zabt (“Indian land revenue system”).jusi(Philippines) a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain (abaca), Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.jussiAlternative form of jusi.jutti(India, particularly north Indian) An item of footwear embroidered with silver or gold thread.