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Etymology
From earlier kisi < *kiši, from Proto-Turkic *kiši (“person”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 (kiši, “person”), Kyrgyz киши (kişi), Turkish kişi.
Pronunciation
Noun
киһи • (kihi)
- a person; a human
- киһи тыла уоттааҕар абытай ― kihi tıla uottaağar abıtay ― (proverb) the human word (i.e. a rumor) burns more than fire
- someone
- манна киһи сылдьыбыт ― manna kihi sıljıbıt ― someone was here
Derived terms
See also
- дьон (jon) and норуот (noruot), both meaning "people"