Chi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chi"

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊 (Qí)

Proper noun

Chi

  1. (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty
  2. A Chinese surname​.

Etymology 2

Apocope of Chihuahua.

Noun

Chi (plural Chis)

  1. (informal) Chihuahua.

Etymology 3

Apocope of Chicago.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃaɪ/
  • Homophone: shy

Proper noun

Chi

  1. (slang) Chicago
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 13:
      I arrived in Chi quite early in the morning, got a room in the Y, and went to bed with a very few dollars in my pocket.
Synonyms

See Chi-Town.

Anagrams

German

Noun

Chi n (genitive Chi or Chis, plural Chis)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

Declension
Declension of Chi
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Chi die Chis
genitive eines des Chis der Chis
dative einem dem Chi den Chis
accusative ein das Chi die Chis
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