-oanji

• -oanje

From Latin -ōnea, -ōnia, feminine of -ōneus. Compare Romanian -oaie, also Albanian -onjë.

-oanji f (plural -oanji or -oanje)

1. used to form a feminine noun equivalent, such as that of a profession, or the wife of a male with a certain profession (e.g. ‎piscar (“fisher(man)”) + ‎-oanji → ‎piscãroanji (“woman that fishes or fisherman's wife”))
2. used to form the feminine of some animals, often with an augmentative effect (e.g. ‎ursã (“bear”) + ‎-oanji → ‎ursoanji (“(large) she-bear”))

• -onj / -onjiu