Chi

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese ().

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Chi

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

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Noun

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Chi (plural Chis)

  1. (informal) Clipping of Chihuahua.

Etymology 3

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Apocopic form of Chicago.

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Chi

  1. (slang) Chicago
    • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
      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.
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See Chi-Town.

Etymology 4

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Apocopic form of Chichester.

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Chi

  1. (slang) Chichester (city in England)

Etymology 5

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

Proper noun

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Chi (plural Chis)

  1. A male given name.

Anagrams

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German

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Noun

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Chi n (strong, genitive Chis or Chi, plural Chis)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

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Further reading

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  • Chi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Chi (Buchstabe)” in Duden online

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hakka ().

Proper noun

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Chi

  1. a surname from Hakka

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hokkien or (Chhî) or (Chîⁿ).

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Chi (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from or .

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Chi

  1. a female given name from Chinese