"tji" meaning in Swedish

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Noun

IPA: /ɕiː/
Rhymes: -ɕiː 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 (čʻi, “not, no”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|rmu|tji|t=not, nothing, no}} Tavringer Romani tji (“not, nothing, no”), {{cog|rmg|kji|t=not, nothing, no}} Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”), {{der|sv|rom|či|t=not, nothing}} Romani či (“not, nothing”), {{der|sv|hy|չի|t=not, no}} Armenian չի (čʻi, “not, no”) Head templates: {{head|sv|noun|indeclinable}} tji (indeclinable)
  1. (colloquial, in some expressions) a setback, a failure Tags: colloquial, indeclinable
    Sense id: en-tji-sv-noun-B15-b~Ke Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. (colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility Tags: colloquial, indeclinable, uncommon
    Sense id: en-tji-sv-noun-oySspMEW
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        "2": "rmu",
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      "expansion": "Tavringer Romani tji (“not, nothing, no”)",
      "name": "bor"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”)",
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "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 (čʻi, “not, no”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "3": "indeclinable"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "92 8",
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          ],
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "He tried to trick me, but failed in his pursuit!",
          "text": "Han försökte lura mig, men tji fick han!",
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        }
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        "a setback, a failure"
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        "(colloquial, in some expressions) a setback, a failure"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in some expressions"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "He tried to call, but it was impossible",
          "text": "Han försökte ringa, men det var tji",
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        }
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        "an impossibility"
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        "(colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɕiː"
    }
  ],
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    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Tavringer Romani",
    "Swedish terms derived from Armenian",
    "Swedish terms derived from Romani",
    "Swedish terms derived from Tavringer Romani"
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rmg",
        "2": "kji",
        "t": "not, nothing, no"
      },
      "expansion": "Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "rom",
        "3": "či",
        "t": "not, nothing"
      },
      "expansion": "Romani či (“not, nothing”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "hy",
        "3": "չի",
        "t": "not, no"
      },
      "expansion": "Armenian չի (čʻi, “not, no”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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 (čʻi, “not, no”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "indeclinable"
      },
      "expansion": "tji (indeclinable)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "He tried to trick me, but failed in his pursuit!",
          "text": "Han försökte lura mig, men tji fick han!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a setback, a failure"
      ],
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        ],
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          "failure"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial, in some expressions) a setback, a failure"
      ],
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        "in some expressions"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    },
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        "Swedish colloquialisms",
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        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He tried to call, but it was impossible",
          "text": "Han försökte ringa, men det var tji",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "an impossibility"
      ],
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        "(colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility"
      ],
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        "colloquial",
        "indeclinable",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɕiː"
    }
  ],
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}

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