Jay vs J - What's the difference?
jay | j |
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus'', ''Cyanocitta , allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
Other birds of similar appearance and behavior.
(archaic) A dull or ignorant person.
(slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
* 2009 , (Caitlin Moran), The Times , 23 Mar 2009:
The tenth letter of the .
palatal approximant
one
:: one ounce
(label) (l)
Image:Latin J.png, Capital and lowercase versions of J , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter J.png, Uppercase and lowercase J in Fraktur
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As a proper noun jay
is a nickname for james, jason, or for any male name beginning with a "j"; also used as a formal given name.As a letter j is
the tenth letter of the.As a symbol j is
the symbol for joule, the unit of work or energy in the international system of units.jay
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) jay, from (etyl) jai . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- Although sympathetic, my main reaction was to think: “Some people can handle it, and some people can’t,” and then smugly light up a big fat jay .
Synonyms
* (bird) Jenny jay, jay pie, k, kae (UK); bluejay, whisky jack (US)Hyponyms
* (bird) Old World jay, gray jay, American jaySee also
* (projectlink) * (Corvidae)Derived terms
* blue jay, bluejay * Canada jay * California jay * Florida jay * green jay * jay thrush * jaywalkerEtymology 2
Respelling of the letter .See also
*Derived terms
* deejay * jayceeReferences
*j
Translingual
(wikipedia j)Letter
Symbol
(Palatal approximant) (head)- ?j