English Words Starting With J

• jagan

  nounC1
  /ˈdʒʌɡən/A form of administrative title or surname of Indian origin, specifically associated with the former Indian National Congress leader, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, and his political movement.
• jagannath

  nounLow
  /ˈdʒæɡ.ə.næθ/A title of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu, particularly worshipped at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, India; often refers to the large wooden deities worshipped there.
• jagatai

  nounVery Low
  /ˌdʒæɡəˈtaɪ/An alternative spelling of Chagatai, referring to a historical Turkic literary language and the Central Asian khanate descended from Genghis Khan's second son, Chagatai Khan.
• jagello

  nounVery Rare
  /dʒəˈɡɛləʊ/A person, especially one who is thin or weak.
• jager

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈjeɪɡə/A term used for certain spirits, primarily the brand Jägermeister, a German herbal liqueur. Also an alternative spelling for 'jäger' (German: hunter).
• jagger

  nounLow (mostly historical/dialectal/surname contexts)
  /ˈdʒæɡə/A quarryman or stone-cutter; historically, one who worked with jaggers or cutting tools. Also, in dialects (especially Northern England/Scotland), a hawker or peddler.
• jaggery

  nounC2
  /ˈdʒæɡəri/A traditional, unrefined sugar, often dark brown, made from the concentrated sap of palm trees or sugar cane.
• jaggies

  nounlow
  /ˈdʒæɡiz/Visible staircase-like steps or distortions on the edges of computer graphics, fonts, or lines displayed on a screen, caused by the square pixels of a raster image.
• jagiello

  nounRare
  /jɑːɡˈjɛləʊ/A surname referring to the historic Polish-Lithuanian Jagiellonian dynasty.
• jaguar

  nounB2
  /ˈdʒæɡ.ju.ɑː/A large, powerful wild cat native to the Americas, with a yellowish-brown coat marked with black rosettes.
• jaguarondi

  nounRare
  /ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndi/A medium-sized wild cat native to Central and South America, known for its slender, elongated body, short legs, and uniform dark grey, brownish, or reddish fur.
• jaguarundi

  nounRare
  /ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndi/A small wild cat native to Central and South America, with a slender body, short legs, and a long tail.
• jah

  nounRare
  /dʒɑː/An informal, often spiritual or Rastafarian, term for God.
• jahangir

  nounVery Low
  /dʒəˈhæŋɡɪə(r)/A Mughal emperor of India (ruled 1605–1627), title meaning 'World Conqueror' or 'World Seizer'; historically, a male given name.
• jahel

  nounVery Low
  /ˈdʒeɪ.hɛl/A person who is a close friend or confidant, implying a deep level of trust, camaraderie, and shared experience.
• jahveh

  nounVery low
  /ˈjɑːveɪ/A transliteration of the Hebrew name for God, considered the personal name of the God of Israel in the Old Testament.
• jahvism

  nounVery Low / Obsolete / Scholarly
  /ˈjɑːvɪz(ə)m/The worship of the god Yahweh (or Jehovah), specifically within an early Israelite or historical biblical context.
• jahvist

  nounC2
  /ˈjɑːvɪst/A scholar or adherent of the documentary hypothesis identifying an author or source within the Pentateuch who predominantly uses the divine name 'Yahweh'.
• jahwism

  nounC2
  /ˈjɑːwɪzəm/The worship of the God Yahweh as practiced in ancient Israel, particularly as distinct from the worship of other Canaanite deities.
• jai alai

  nounLow
  /ˌhaɪ ˈaɪlaɪ/A fast-paced ball game played on a three-walled court, where players use a curved wicker basket (cesta) to catch and throw a hard ball (pelota) against the front wall.

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