English spellings/Catalogs/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

'''Jehôvah's Wítness

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

jóckey *jóckie

jódphurs *jódpers

'''jöurnal

'''jöurney

Jûdâísm AmE *Jûdêísm

júdgement or júdgment: soft '''g

'''Jûdith

'''Jûdy

jûice fruit *jûce, cf. deûce two, equal

'''Jûlia

'''Jûlie

Jûliet traditionally has a schwa for the e, cf. French-style '''Juliétte

Julŷ month cf. Jûdy, '''Jûlie

júmpstart one word

jùnta or ú or h-

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

'''Jûvenal

'''jûvenîle