# jari
## English
### Noun

jari (usually uncountable, plural jaris)
* Alternative form of zari

### Anagrams

* Jair

## Banjarese
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Noun

jari
* finger
* toe

### References

* Abdul Djebar Hapip (1977) Kamus Bahasa Banjar [Banjarese Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒa.ri/
* (Kedayan) IPA: /d͡ʒa.i/

### Noun

jari
* finger
* toe
* hand (of watch)

#### Hyponyms

* ibu jari (“thumb”)
* jari antu (“middle finger”)
* jari kaki (“toe”)
* jari kelingking (“little finger”)
* jari manis (“ring finger”)
* jari talunjuk (“forefinger”)

## Central Malay
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Noun

jari
* finger

### References

* Zainul Arifin Aliana (1979) Bahasa Serawai (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa – Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

## Iban
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /d͡ʒa.ri/

### Noun

jari
* hand

### References

* Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʒari/, /ˈd͡ʒari/

### Noun

jari
* plural of jaro

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay jari, from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”). Cognate of Old Javanese jariji, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji), Indonesian jeriji, Sundanese jariji.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈd͡ʒä.ri/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ja‧ri

### Noun

jari (plural jari-jari)
* digit, finger
** (anatomy) a narrow extremity of the human hand or foot: a finger, thumb, or toe
** (zoology) similar or similar-looking structures in other animals.
** unit of measure.
* finger: something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.

#### Derived terms

* berjari
* jari-jari
* jemari
* menjari
* penjarian
* jari ampai
* jari ayam
* jari buaya
* jari hantu
* jari hati
* jari jemari
* jari kaki
* jari kelingking
* jari kokat
* jari lima
* jari lipan
* jari malang
* jari manis
* jari mati
* jari panjang
* jari renik
* jari rimpang
* jari syahadat
* jari tangan
* jari telunjuk
* jari tengah

### Further reading

* “jari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

jari
* Rōmaji transcription of じゃり

## Kendayan
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Noun

jari
* finger
* toe

### References

* Smith, A. (2017) The Languages of Borneo: A Comprehensive Classification, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Pronunciation

* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: [dʒä.ɾi]
* Audio (Malaysia):(file)

### Noun

jari (Jawi spelling جاري, plural jari-jari, informal 1st possessive jariku, 2nd possessive jarimu, 3rd possessive jarinya)
* finger
* toe
* hand (of watch)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: jari
* → Acehnese: jaroe
* → Min Nan: 惹𨁫 (jiá-lí)
* → Semai: jariiq

### Further reading

* “jari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Minangkabau
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Noun

jari
* finger

### References

* Kamus Minangkabau - Indonesia [Minangkabau - Indonesian Dictionary]‎ (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, 1985

## Remun
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *jari (“finger”).

### Noun

jari
* hand

## Slovak
### Noun

jari
* inflection of jar:
** genitive/dative/locative singular
** nominative/accusative plural

## Somali
### Verb

jari
* to cut