जी-हुज़ूर

Hindi

Etymology

Literally जी (jī, “yes”) + हुज़ूर (huzūr, “sir, master”), possibly a calque of English yes man.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiː.ɦʊ.zuːɾ/, /d͡ʒiː.ɦʊ.d͡ʒuːɾ/

Noun

जी-हुज़ूर • (jī-huzūr) m (Urdu spelling جی حضور)

1. a yes man, sycophant

Derived terms

• जी-हुज़ूरी (jī-huzūrī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “जी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press