хи

Chechen

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *xi, from Proto-Northeast Caucasian *ɬ:ɔn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχi/

Noun

хи • (xi) class dd

1. water

   Хи довха ду.

   Xi dovxa du.

   The water is hot.

2. river

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *si (“you, thou”). Compare Manchu ᠰᡳ (si), Evenki си (si), Nanai си (si).

Pronoun

хи (hi)

1. you (singular)

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *xеᶰ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχi/

Noun

хи • (xi) ?

1. trunk of a tree

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xi]

Noun

хи • (hi) n

1. chi (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of хи

	singular
indefinite	хи (hi)
definite unspecified	хито (hito)
definite proximal	хиво (hivo)
definite distal	хино (hino)
vocative	хи (hi)

Russian

Etymology 1

Interjection

хи • (xi)

1. (onomatopoeia) hee (an expression of laughter)

Derived terms

• хи-хи́ (xi-xí)
• хихи́кать (xixíkatʹ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χεῖ (kheî).

Noun

хи • (xi) n inan (indeclinable)

1. chi (the Greek letter Χ/χ)