ছি

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Bengali[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit छि (chi, disapproving interjection), ultimately an onomatopoeic expression. Cognate with Assamese ছি (si), Odia ଛି (chi), Gujarati છી (chī), Hindi छी (chī), Punjabi ਛਿ (chi), Sindhi ڇِ (chi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰi/, [ˈtʃʰiː], [ˈtʃʰiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰi/, [ˈtɕʰiː], [ˈtɕʰiˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /si/, [ˈsiˑ], [ˈsiˑ]

Interjection[edit]

ছি (chi)

  1. ew
  2. yuck