English spellings/Catalogs/J

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J

J = jây bird

Jáckie either sex = Jácky male = Jácqui female

Jâin religion = Jâne person, cf. Jêan, Jôan, Jûne

jalópy

jámb door = jám bread, rhyming with lámb

Jánet

Jânus

Japán

jéalous *jélləss

Jêan = Gêne persons = gêne genetics, cf. Jâne person

jêans trousers = gênes genetics

jéll shape = gél hair

jélly

jéopardy *jéppardy, cf. léopard, also silent o

Jéricho -kô

Jerôme

Jérry = Gérry

Jéssê = Jéssìê

Jêsus -z-

Jésûít -z-

jéttison

jétty

Jeŵ cf. Jûdaism

jeŵel stone cf. dûel fight = dûal two

jeŵeller *jûəler

jihád

jínx bad luck = jínks high jinks

Jô Josephine, usually = Jôe Joseph

Jôêy Joseph = jôey animal

Jôan cf. Jônes = Jôan's

Joánna

Joánne

jób work

Jôb person

jódphurs *jódpers

jöurnal

jöurney

Jûdâísm AmE *Jûdêísm

júdgement or júdgment: soft g

jûice fruit *jûce, cf. deûce two, equal

Jûlie

Julŷ

júmpstart one word

jùnta or ú or h-

jûry justice = Jeŵry Jew, cf. Dûry person, Neŵry town

Jûvenal

jûvenîle