chỉ

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *cis (thread), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ks(i)ʔ or *ksih (string; cord; rope; thread). Compare North Central Vietnamese chỉn, Muong chỉl.

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) chỉn

Noun

(classifier sợi) chỉ (, , , , 𥿗)

  1. (sewing) thread
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Adverb

chỉ

  1. only

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *cih (to point); probably related to Sino-Vietnamese word from (finger).

Verb

chỉ (, , )

  1. to point
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Cánh đồng bất tận" chapter 2 (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      Chị hỏi "Tắm ở đâu, mấy cưng ?". Tôi chỉ xuống kinh.
      She asked, "Where can I bathe, sweethearts?" I pointed down the canal.
    Synonym: trỏ
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Etymology 4

Word formation with distal denotation by adding hỏi tone to the root chị in Southern Vietnamese and certain dialects of Thanh Hoá.

Pronoun

chỉ

  1. (Southern Vietnam) she; her

Etymology 5

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia vi

Borrowed from a neighbouring or trading language, probably Malay ci (mace) or Teochew (tsîⁿ, mace), ultimately from Chinese . Cognate with English chee (Chinese unit of weight). Doublet of tiền.

Noun

chỉ

  1. (chiefly gold or silver trading) a weight unit equal to 3.75 grams

Etymology 6

Romanization

chỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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Etymology 7

Sino-Vietnamese word from (paper).

Noun

chỉ

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of tín chỉ (college credit).
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Etymology 8

Romanization

chỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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Etymology 9

Romanization

chỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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Etymology 10

Romanization

chỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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Etymology 11

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

chỉ

  1. trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
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Etymology 12

Romanization

chỉ

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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