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Chechen
Etymology
From Proto-Nakh *xi, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ɬ:ɔn.
Pronunciation
Noun
хи • (xi) class dd[1]
- water
Хи довха ду.- Xi dovxa du.
- The water is hot.
[2]
- river
References
- ^ Nichols, Johanna (2004), "Chechen-English and English-Chechen dictionary", p.419
- ^ Zura Dotton, Ph.D, John Doyle Wagner, A Grammar of Chechen, p.36
Even
Etymology
From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare Manchu ᠰᡳ (si), Evenki си (si), Nanai си (si).
Pronoun
хи (hi)
- you (singular)
Ingush
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *xеᶰ.
Pronunciation
Noun
хи • (xi) ?
- trunk of a tree
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
хи • (hi) n
- chi (Greek letter)
Declension
Declension of хи
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singular
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indefinite
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хи
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definite unspecified
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хито
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definite proximal
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хиво
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definite distal
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хино
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vocative
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хи
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Russian
Etymology 1
Interjection
хи • (xi)
- (onomatopoeia) hee (an expression of laughter)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).
Noun
хи • (xi) n inan (indeclinable)
- chi (the Greek letter Χ/χ)