Jedi en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛd.aɪ/
- jĕdʹī
- (US) audio
Etymology
Coined by American filmmaker George Lucas as early as 1973 (in the manuscript Journal of the Whills) and first used in his 1977 film Star Wars. Said to have been adapted from Japanese 時代劇 (jidaigeki, “‘period drama’ motion pictures about samurai”), or perhaps inspired by the words Jed (King) and Jeddak (Emperor) in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which Lucas had considered adapting to film. Another potential influence on the word "Jedi" is Hebrew ידיד (yadíd, “beloved; male friend”). In his book The Secret History of Star Wars, Michael Kaminski suggests that Lucas may have been influenced by this term when creating the name for his knights. Kaminski notes that Lucas has cited Jewish mysticism as an inspiration for his work, and that he may have been drawn to the idea of his heroes being beloved protectors.
Meanings
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(qualifier:Star Wars) One of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jedi.
- A follower of Jediism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jedis | Number=Plur | rare | lexicographic |
| Jedi | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Jedi Knight · Jedi mind trick · Jedi flip · Jedi Master · Jedicide · Jediism · Jedi flipping · Jediist
Translations (23)
th เจได (one of a fictional order of beings) · sh džedaj (one of a fictional order of beings) · uk джеда́й (one of a fictional order of beings) · cmn 傑迪 /杰迪 (one of a fictional order of beings) · ko 제다이 (one of a fictional order of beings) · hi जेडाई (one of a fictional order of beings) · ja ジェダイ (one of a fictional order of beings) · eo Ĵedajo (one of a fictional order of beings) · pl Jedi (one of a fictional order of beings) · cmn 齋殆 /斋殆 (one of a fictional order of beings) · es Jedi (one of a fictional order of beings) · de Jedi (one of a fictional order of beings) · ar جَدَيْ (one of a fictional order of beings) · mr जेडाय (one of a fictional order of beings) · bg джеда́й (one of a fictional order of beings) · pt Jedi (one of a fictional order of beings) · cmn 絕地 /绝地 (one of a fictional order of beings) · ru джеда́й (one of a fictional order of beings) · fr Jedi (one of a fictional order of beings) · lv Džedaja (one of a fictional order of beings) · ru дже́дай (one of a fictional order of beings) · uk дже́дай (one of a fictional order of beings) · nv Adinídíín Neitinígíí (one of a fictional order of beings)