English Explanatory Dictionary

joshi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Japanese women's professional wrestling
  2. A female Japanese professional wrestler
name
  1. A Kalash festival celebrated at the end of May, involving libations of milk, dancing, and rhythmic drumming.
name
  1. A surname from Nepali.
  2. A surname from Gujarati.
  3. A surname from Marathi.
  4. A surname from Hindi.

Word forms

joshi joshis Zoshi Zhoshi Zosi

Etymology

Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”).

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