Chi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊／齐 (Qí).

Proper noun

Chi

  1. (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
  2. A Chinese surname.

Etymology 2

Noun

Chi (plural Chis)

  1. (informal) Clipping of Chihuahua.

Etymology 3

Apocope of Chicago.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chi

  1. (slang) Chicago
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
      I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.
  2. (slang) Chichester (city in England)
Synonyms

See Chi-Town.

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Chi (plural Chis)

  1. A male given name.

Anagrams

German

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Pronunciation

Noun

Chi n (strong, genitive Chis or Chi, plural Chis)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of Chi
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Chi die Chis
genitive eines des Chis, Chi der Chis
dative einem dem Chi den Chis
accusative ein das Chi die Chis

Further reading

  • “Chi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Chi (Buchstabe)” in Duden online

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Variant spellings

Etymology

From Hakka 徐 (xú).

Proper noun

Chi

  1. a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien or 徐 (Chhî) or 錢／钱 (Chîⁿ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 芝 or 枝.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chi

  1. a female given name from Chinese
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