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phi

See also: Phi, PHI, phỉ, phị, phî, and -phi

Translingual

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Symbol

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phi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Philippine languages.

English

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Ancient Greek Alphabet
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Φ φ
Ancient Greek: φεῖ
Wikipedia article on phi

Etymology

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From Late Latin phi, from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).[1]

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Noun

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phi (plural phis)

  1. Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
  2. (mathematics) The golden ratio.
  3. A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion.
    • 1963, Psychology Through Experiment (George Humphrey, Jaroslav Antonio Deutsch), page 90:
      […] tolerance (Frenkel-Brunswik 1949) for it showed that those persons with the strongest defences against internal conflict, i.e. obsessionals and conversion hysterics, were those least able to perceive the reality-conflicting phenomenon of phi.
    • 2007, Wayne Weiten, Psychology: Themes and Variations: Themes And Variations, page 138:
      The illusion of movement in a highway construction sign is an instance of the phi phenomenon, which is also at work in motion pictures and television.
    • 2013, Francis Glebas, The Animator's Eye: Composition and Design, page 66:
      Is it the phi phenomenon or the persistence of vision? Originally, the illusion of motion that movies excel at was thought to be the effect of the persistence of vision.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "phi, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2005.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

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Noun

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phi m or f (plural phi's, diminutive phi'tje n)

  1. phi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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phi m (plural phi)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: phì

Noun

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phi m (invariable)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Polish

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpxi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: phi

Interjection

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phi

  1. huh, pooh used to express dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: phi

Noun

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phi n (indeclinable)

  1. phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

Further reading

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  • phi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • phi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Noun

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phi m (invariable)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of fi.

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛 (“to fly; to gallop”).

Verb

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phi

  1. (of a horse) to gallop
    Ngựa phi.
    The horse gallops.
  2. to flee; to travel very quickly
    Phi nhanh về nhà kẻo tối.
    Hurry home before it gets dark.
  3. to lance (to throw in the manner of a lance)
    phi dao găm
    to throw a dagger
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 非 (“not”).

Prefix

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phi (非)

  1. non-, in-
    phi (chính) nghĩa
    unjust; for an unjustifiable cause
    phi phàm
    inhuman; extraordinary
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Conjunction

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phi

  1. if it isn't
    Phi anh ấy, không ai biết.
    If it isn't him, then who knows?

Etymology 3

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Verb

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phi

  1. to stir-fry (an onion, scallion, or clove of garlic) before preparing a dish
    Phi tỏi rồi mới bỏ rau muống vào.
    Stir-fry the garlic before adding in water spinach.
    Phi hành để nấu nước chấm.
    Stir-fry the onion to make dipping sauce.

Etymology 4

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Noun

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(classifier con) phi

  1. Various species of saltwater clam of the genus Sanguinolaria, such as Sanguinolaria diphos and Sanguinolaria planculata.

Etymology 5

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Borrowed from Latin phi.

Noun

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phi

  1. phi (Φ)

Etymology 6

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 妃.

Noun

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phi

  1. concubines, mistresses, ladies of a monarch.
    các bà phi trong cung
    the palace concubines
  2. wives, consorts of a junior monarch such as a prince.
    vương phi, vương tử phi, hoàng tử phi
    the queen consort, the royal princess consort, the imperial princess consort
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Etymology 7

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Sino-Vietnamese reading of various Chinese characters.

Romanization

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phi

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 妃
  2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 痱
  3. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 不
  4. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 霏
  5. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 髬
  6. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 腓
  7. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 斐
  8. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 丕
  9. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蜚
  10. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 披
  11. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 騑
  12. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鯡
  13. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扉
  14. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 緋
  15. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 飛
  16. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 非
  17. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 紕
  18. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 菲
  19. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 呸
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Etymology

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

Adjective

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-phi?

  1. which

Inflection

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Enumerative concord, tone H
Modifier
Class 1 muphi
Class 2 baphi
Class 3 muphi
Class 4 miphi
Class 5 liphi
Class 6 maphi
Class 7 siphi
Class 8 ziphi
Class 9 yiphi
Class 10 ziphi
Class 11 luphi
Class 14 buphi
Class 15 kuphi
Class 17 kuphi

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