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Estonian
Etymology
From Chinese 荔枝 (lìzhī), via English lychee.
Pronunciation
Noun
litši (genitive litši, partitive litšit)
- lychee fruit (Litchi chinensis)
Declension
Compounds
References
- litši in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “litši”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *liki.
Pronunciation
Adverb
litši
- nearby, close, close by
Postposition
litši (partitive + ~)
- near, close (by, to)
Preposition
litši (~ + partitive)
- near, close (by, to)
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “litši”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn