DJ

See also: dJ, dj, and .dj

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Translingual

Symbol

DJ

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Djibouti since 1977.

   Synonyms: DJI (alpha-3 1977–present), AI (1974–1977, as the Afars and the Issas)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːd͡ʒeɪ/, /diːˈd͡ʒeɪ/, /ˈdi.d͡ʒeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ, -iːdʒeɪ

Noun

DJ (plural DJs)

1. (music) Abbreviation of disc jockey.

   Synonym: deejay

   Coordinate term: VJ

   • 1982, Michael Cleveland (lyrics and music), “Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life”, performed by Indeep:

     Last night a DJ saved my life / Last night a DJ saved my life from a broken heart

   • 1986, Morrissey & Johnny Marr (lyrics and music), “Panic”, in The World Won’t Listen, performed by The Smiths:

     Burn down the disco / Hang the blessed DJ / Because the music that they constantly play / It says nothing to me about my life

   • 1999, “Three MC’s and One DJ”, in Hello Nasty, performed by Beastie Boys:

     Three MC's and one DJ / We be getting down with no delay

2. (clothing) Abbreviation of dinner jacket.

Translations

person who selects and plays recorded music — see disc jockey

Verb

DJ (third-person singular simple present DJs, present participle DJing, simple past and past participle DJed)

1. To act as a DJ (disc jockey); to play, cut and mix/blend recorded music.

Proper noun

DJ

1. (stock ticker symbol) Dow Jones & Company

Anagrams

• J.D., JD

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːd͡ʒɛɪ̯/

• (file)

Noun

DJ m (strong, genitive DJs, plural DJs)

1. DJ, disc jockey

Declension

Declension of DJ [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	DJ	die	DJs
genitive	eines	des	DJs	der	DJs
dative	einem	dem	DJ	den	DJs
accusative	einen	den	DJ	die	DJs

Related terms

• DJane

Further reading

• “DJ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Etymology

From English DJ.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ディージェ​ー [dìíjéꜜè] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [dʲiːʑe̞ː]

Noun

DJ(ディージェー) or DJ(ディージェイ) • (dījē or dījei) 

1. Abbreviation of ディスクジョッキー (disuku jokkī, “disc jockey”); a DJ

Jarai

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /ʔd͡ʒ/, /ʔɟ/

Letter

DJ (lower case dj)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Jarai alphabet, written in the Latin script.

References

• Siu, Lap Minh (December 2009) Developing the First Preliminary Dictionary of North American Jarai‎^[1], Texas Tech University, page 28

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.d͡ʐɛj/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -id͡ʐɛj
• Syllabification: D‧J

Noun

DJ m pers

1. DJ, disk jockey, deejay

   Synonyms: didżej, didżejka

Declension

Declension of DJ

	singular	plural
nominative	DJ	DJ-e
genitive	DJ-a	DJ-ów
dative	DJ-owi	DJ-om
accusative	DJ-a	DJ-ów
instrumental	DJ-em	DJ-ami
locative	DJ-u	DJ-ach
vocative	DJ-u	DJ-e

Further reading

• DJ in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• DJ in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English DJ.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdi ˈd͡ʒej/ [ˈdi ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯], /ˈd͡ʒi ˈd͡ʒej/ [ˈd͡ʒi ˈd͡ʒeɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈʒɐj/, /ˈdiw/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈʒɐj/, /ˈdiw/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈʒej/, /ˈdiw/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈʒej/, /ˈdiw/

Noun

DJ m or f by sense (plural DJs)

1. DJ, deejay, disk jockey (person who plays or mixes recorded music at nightclubs)

Romanian

Proper noun

DJ

1. Abbreviation of Dolj, a county in Romania.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• dejota, diyey

Etymology

Borrowed from English DJ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌde ˈxota/ [ˌd̪e ˈxo.t̪a]

 

• IPA^(key): /ˌdi ˈʝei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʝei̯]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌdi ˈʝei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʝei̯]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˌdi ˈʃei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʃei̯]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˌdi ˈʒei/ [ˌd̪i ˈʒei̯]

Noun

DJ m or f (plural DJ)

1. DJ, deejay, disk jockey (person who plays or mixes recorded music at nightclubs)

   Synonyms: pinchadiscos, disyóquey

Further reading

• “DJ” in Lexico, Oxford University Press.