Serbian words starting with J
- jȃI
- jȃ sam pȑvīI’m first, me first, I go first (said by a man)
- jȁbukaapple
- jagnjadlambs (the collective of jagnje)
- jȁgnjelamb
- jȁgodaa strawberry
- jȁhatito ride (a horse; jašem)
- jajastegg-shaped
- jájeegg
- jȃkstrong (a person, wind, coffee); intense, bright (of light)
- jȁk kȁo bȉkstrong as an ox, very strong (literally ‘as a bull’)
- jàknajacket
- jakovery, strongly
- jamaa pit, a hole in the ground
- jȁnuārJanuary
- jȁoouch!; oh no! (pain, alarm, sympathy); oh! (annoyance, delight)
- jarana mate (colloquial)
- jàsanclear, understandable
- jȁslicea nursery, a crèche
- jasnodistinctly, plainly; obviously (Jasno, doći ću)
- jasnòćaclarity (from jasan)
- jaštasure thing!, of course! (colloquial)
- jàstučnicapillowcase
- jàstukpillow; cushion
- jȁtyat (the Proto-Slavic vowel that became e, ije/je or i)
- jatoa flock (of birds)
- jaukatito moan, to cry out (in pain)
- jauknutito cry out (in pain, once)
- javanpublic (transport, places, money); open (of a vote, a letter)
- jávitito let know (perfective: javi mi)
- jáviti seto answer (the phone); to get in touch
- javljatito let know (imperfective of javiti)
- javljati seto get in touch (imperfective of javiti se); to occur, to appear
- jȃvnī bèležnīka notary, notary public (official title; colloquially notar)
- jȃvno mnjȇnjepublic opinion
- jávnōstthe public
- jȁzavacbadger
- jbgoh well (vulgar, in writing; = jebiga)
- je l’ takoright?, isn’t that so? (colloquial)
- jȅ liis it (at the start of a question); right? (at the end); colloquial…
- jebigaoh well, what can you do (vulgar; short jbg)
- jèdanone (jedne makaze, a pair of scissors; jedna vrata, one door; of…
- jedan drugogeach other
- jedànaēsteleven
- jedanputonce (= jednom)
- jedinisole, the only (one)
- jedìnicaa unit (of measurement); a one (the digit; the lowest school mark)
- jedinjénjea chemical compound (a mixture is smeša)
- jedinosolely, exclusively (jedino čaj, only tea and nothing else)
- jedinstvenunified; unique
- jèdinstvenī òbrazacthe unified application form (for foreigners’ cases)
- jedínstvounity
- Jèdna lȁsta ne čìnī pròlećeone swallow does not make a summer (literally ‘…a spring’)
- jȅdnākoequals (dva plus dva jednako je četiri; also «equally»)
- jednákōstequality (feminine in Serbian)
- jedninathe singular
- jednog danaone day (in the past or the future)
- jednoglasnounanimously
- jȅdnokrevetnā sȍbasingle room
- jednokrevetnisingle-bed (of a room)
- jednomone time; once (on one occasion)
- jednom rečjuin a word
- jednosobanone-room
- jȅdnostāvansimple
- jednostavnoin a simple way; simply (jednostavno ne mogu, I simply can’t)
- jednostávnōstsimplicity (feminine)
- jednostruksingle, onefold
- jȅdvabarely, only just (not “unlikely”: that is teško da)
- jȅdva sàstavljati krȃj s krȁjemto barely make ends meet
- jȅftincheap (opposite of skup)
- jȅftinocheap; cheaply
- jȅl'is it? (opening a question); isn’t it?, right? (at the end…
- jélafir
- jèlendeer
- jélkaa fir tree; a New Year tree
- jȅloa dish (of food); food (as served)
- jelòvnīkmenu
- jémacguarantor (on a loan)
- jemstvosurety
- jȅrbecause; since (giving the reason)
- jȅsēnautumn
- jesenjiautumn (jesenji dan)
- jȅstito eat (imperfective)
- jȅtakcaustic, cutting (of a remark)
- jȅtraliver (feminine singular)
- jètrvasister-in-law (husband’s brother’s wife)
- jevanđeljea gospel
- jȇžhedgehog
- jezercea little lake, a pond
- jȅzerolake
- jézgroa nucleus, a core (of an atom, a cell); a kernel (of a nut, a system)
- jèzičkā mànjinalinguistic minority
- jezičkilinguistic (jezička pravila, language rules)
- jèzika language; a tongue (the organ)
- JKPa city utility company (javno komunalno preduzeće)
- JMBGa personal identification number (jedinstveni matični broj građana)
- jògurtyogurt (usually the drinking kind)
- jojto her (short Dat. of ona); oh!, ouch! (interjection)
- jȍknope; no way (a blunt no on its own; a Turkism; informal only)
- jòrganduvet; quilt
- jȍšstill, yet; more (as in one more); even (+ comparative)
- jotovanjeiotation (linguistics)
- JovanjdanSt John’s Day (20 January)
- JPa public enterprise (javno preduzeće)
- juher (short accusative of ona, before je: video ju je)
- jubilejan anniversary, a jubilee
- jùčēyesterday
- jučerašnjiyesterday’s
- jȕgsouth
- jugoìstoksoutheast
- jugonostalgijaYugonostalgia
- JugoslavijaYugoslavia
- jugozapadsouthwest
- juhasoup (Croatian; Serbian supa)
- jȗlJuly
- julìjānskī kalèndārJulian calendar (by it Božić falls on 7 January)
- jȗnJune
- junačinaa real hero, a fine fellow
- jùnāčkīheroic; courageous, brave, valiant, fearless
- jùnākhero; protagonist
- junakinjaa heroine, a female protagonist
- junáštvoheroism, valour (from junak, a hero)
- junski rokthe June exam period
- júritito race, to rush; to chase (someone)
- jutarnjimorning (jutarnji voz)
- jutjubera YouTuber
- jȕtromorning
- jutromin the mornings
- jutrosthis morning
- jȕžnīsouthern
- jùžnjāčkīsouthern (in manner and speech, of the south of Serbia)
- južnoslovenskiSouth Slavic