Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
चि. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
चि, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
चि in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
चि you have here. The definition of the word
चि will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
चि, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Khaling
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
चि (ci)
- beer
Newar
Etymology
From Classical Newar 𑐔𑐷 (cī), perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsa (“salt”). Cognate to Thangmi छ्या, Chepang छेः.
Pronunciation
Noun
चि • (ci) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐔𑐶)
- salt
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চি (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
- চি (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- စိ (Burmese script)
- ચિ (Gujarati script)
- ਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಚಿ (Kannada script)
- ចិ (Khmer script)
- ຈິ (Lao script)
- ചി (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଚି (Odia script)
- ꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
- චි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
- சி (Tamil script)
- చి (Telugu script)
- จิ (Thai script)
- ཙི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to collect, gather, pile, build”). Compare Proto-Slavic *činìti (“to instigate, do”), Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō, “to make”).
Root
चि • (ci)
- to arrange in order, pile up, construct
- to collect, gather, accumulate, acquire
- to cover, inlay
Derived terms
- चीयते (cīyáte, Passive)
- अचायि (ácāyi, Passive Aorist)
- चाययति (cāyáyati, Causative)
- चापयति (cāpáyati, Causative)
- चययति (cayáyati, Causative)
- चपयति (capáyati, Causative)
- अचीचपत् (ácīcapat, Causative Aorist)
- अचीचयत् (ácīcayat, Causative Aorist)
- चिकीषति (cikīṣati, Desiderative)
- चिचीषति (cicīṣati, Desiderative)
- चिचीषयति (cicīṣayati, Causative of Desiderative)
- चेचीयते (cecīyate, Intensive)
- चेतुम् (cetum, Infinitive)
- चेतवै (cetavái, Infinitive)
- चित्वा (citvā́, Gerund)
- चयित्वा (cayitvā́, Gerund)
- चित्य (cityá, Gerundive)
- चीय (cīyá, Gerundive)
- चयनीय (cayanī́ya, Gerundive)
- चयितव्य (cayitavyá, Gerundive)
- चेतव्य (cetavyá, Gerundive)
- चित (citá, Past Participle)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to observe, perceive”). Compare Ancient Greek τίω (tíō, “to pay honor, respects (to a person)”).
Root
चि • (ci)
- to observe, perceive
- to fix the gaze upon, be intent upon
- to seek for, investigate, search through
Derived terms
- चेतुम् (cétum, Infinitive)
- चित्य (cityá, Gerundive)
- चेतव्य (cetavyá, Gerundive)
- चित (citá, Past Participle)
Descendants
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “चि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0394.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 046
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “चि”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “CI(1-3) - cíti-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 541
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “camríṣ- - CAY¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 531-533
- Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220
- Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 378
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “0637”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 0637