xi

• XI, xi, Ⅺ, VVI, vvi

xi

1. Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)

• Previous: ⅹ (ten, 10)
• Next: ⅻ (twelve, 12)

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

• IPA^(key): /ksaɪ/, /zaɪ/, /saɪ/, /ksiː/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ

xi (plural xis)

1. The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
2. (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.

• xi baryon

• Ix

• ksi

• IPA^(key): /ksi/

xi m (plural xi or xis)

1. xi (Greek letter)

• “xi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• csi
• ksi

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

• IPA^(key): /ksi/, [ks̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: xi

xi m or f (invariable)

1. The name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ.
   1. xi (all senses)

From Arabic شَيْء‎ (šayʾ), through diminutive back-formation essentially meaning "little things"; cf Egyptian Arabic شوية‎, whence also all other variants across most/all modern Arabic varieties.

xi m

1. some
2. any

• b'xi

• xi mkien
• xi ħadd

xi

1. Nonstandard spelling of xī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of xí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of xì.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

• xii, xiii, etc.

xi

1. indicates that something has failed
2. indicates that someone is in trouble

xi m (plural xis)

1. Alternative spelling of csi

• IPA^(key): /ˈksi/
• Rhymes: -i

xi f (plural xíes)

1. xi; the Greek letter Ξ, ξ

xi

1. water

• Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar