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joss

/ˈdʒɔːs/JAWS
/ˈdʒɔs/JAWS

MeaningGod

Common meaning: a Chinese household idol

Journey through time

  1. LatinDeus‘God’source
  2. PortugueseDeos‘God’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsGod → a Chinese household idoljoss‘a Chinese household idol’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin Deus ‘God’.

Roots

  • Deus Latin “God”

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