koji

Borrowed from Japanese 麹 (kōji).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊd͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: (General American) -oʊdʒi

koji (uncountable)

1. A substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce.
2. The mold used in such a preparation.

• jiko, joik

koji

1. Rōmaji transcription of こじ

From Proto-Slavic *kъjь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + relative particle *yos.

• IPA^(key): /kǒjiː/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ji
• Rhymes: -jiː

kòjī (Cyrillic spelling ко̀јӣ)

1. (interrogative) which, what

   Koji je datum? ― What date is it?

   Kojim autom ideš na posao? ― What/Which car do you go to work with?

2. (relative) which, that, who, whom

   Konačno sam kupila haljinu o kojoj sam ti govorila. ― I finally bought the dress that I've been telling you about.

   Neka sada pristupe oni koji imaju ikakvih pritužbi. ― May those who have any complaints step forward now.

   Ugledali su čovjeka kojeg je tražila policija. ― They saw the man whom the police were searching for.

3. (informal, indefinite, shortening of pokoji) some, few

   Daj mi koji koristan savjet. ― Give me some helpful tips.

   Bio sam tamo samo koji put. ― I was there only a few times.

   Koncert je za koji dan. ― The concert is in a few days

4. (informal, intensifier) what a/an, what the (used to express astonishment, anger or incredulity)

   Koji si ti glupan! ― What a fool you are!

   Koji se kurac dogodilo mom autu? ― What the fuck happened to my car?