Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 The suffix "-Ji" in most Indian languages is an honorific. It is added as a term of respect to the names of men, women, and sometimes deities. (My Guru is called Ammachi. "Amma" is Malayalam (a South Indian language) for "Mother" (most North Indian languages use "Mata" or "Ma"). "-Chi" is the Malayalam pronunciation of "-Ji" -- so Ammachi means "honored Mother.") There is also a separate prefix, "Sri," which literally means "respect/ wealth/ honor." It is one of the titles of Lakshmi, the Goddess of Abundance. It is used before a proper name, and has been translated into English as "Your Honor" or "Your Holiness," but it's so frequently used that it has the same impact as Mister (or Miss/ Mrs. -- it is not gender specific). I have received letters from India addressed to "Sri Len Rosenberg," and I am neither a judge nor a spiritual leader! -- Len/ Kalipadma On Tue, 14 Jan 2003 16:08:30 -0000 "aqesa <aqesa" <aqesa writes: > ahhhh and there is nothing for women such as Ms, Miss, Mrs? > > always learning! ______________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 Actually it also applies to women (sorry I forgot to mention it). Yours very sincerely, Syji :-) "aqesa <aqesa >" <aqesa > wrote: ahhhh and there is nothing for women such as Ms, Miss, Mrs?always learning! by the way thanks for the web on getting married the hindu way, very interesting indeed...i´ve seen recently a film on indian weddings, it was very interesting but I can´t remember the name of the film...kissesbarbara Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 LOL Syji...yours sounds really wierd...Syji....ffffffffffiji... barbaraji... :PPP In iranian I think it is Barbara-jun, in spanish is barbar-ita sy-ita and ito for men...Neil-ito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2003 Report Share Posted January 14, 2003 AHH No big mistake, the ita and ito in spanish is not refered to as Mister or Miss but it is a tender way of calling people...like" Little Barbara", "little Sy". Glups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 Its great having your darshan around too! Thank you for explaining so succinctly the meaning of "ji" to Barbara. Jai Shri Ganeshaya Sy Black Lotus L Rosenberg <kalipadma (AT) juno (DOT) com> wrote: The suffix "-Ji" in most Indian languages is an honorific. It is addedas a term of respect to the names of men, women, and sometimes deities.(My Guru is called Ammachi. "Amma" is Malayalam (a South Indianlanguage) for "Mother" (most North Indian languages use "Mata" or "Ma"). "-Chi" is the Malayalam pronunciation of "-Ji" -- so Ammachi means"honored Mother.")There is also a separate prefix, "Sri," which literally means "respect/wealth/ honor." It is one of the titles of Lakshmi, the Goddess ofAbundance. It is used before a proper name, and has been translated intoEnglish as "Your Honor" or "Your Holiness," but it's so frequently usedthat it has the same impact as Mister (or Miss/ Mrs. -- it is not genderspecific).I have received letters from India addressed to "Sri Len Rosenberg," andI am neither a judge nor a spiritual leader!-- Len/ KalipadmaDo you ? Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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