jito

English

Etymology

Japanese 地頭

Noun

jito (plural jitos or jito)

  1. (historical) A medieval steward of territory in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi shogunates.

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhitɔ]
  • Hyphenation: ji‧to

Etymology 1

jito
RootClassifier
jito-

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.

Noun

jito (collective jitonɨaɨ)

  1. son
    • 2008 [1978], Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition, Mateo 1:2, page 5:
      Abraham mɨcorɨ jitodɨ Isaac mɨcorɨ.
      The son of the late Abraham was the late Isaac.
Declension

Etymology 2

Cognates include Minica Huitoto jito and Nüpode Huitoto jitdo.

Root

jito

  1. sun
Derived terms

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 269

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

jito

  1. nominative singular masculine of jita, which is past participle of jeti (to conquer)

Yami

Etymology

Cognates with Tagalog dito.

Adverb

jito

  1. here
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