ชี
(Redirected from แม่ชี)
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ชี d͡ʑ ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chii |
Royal Institute | chi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰiː˧/(R) |
Etymology 1 edit
From Sanskrit jī (“an honorific title”), according to the Royal Institute Dictionary 2011; but more likely to be from Old Khmer jī, jīha, jiha, jīya, jiya, ji (“grandfather, elderly person; forefather, ancestor; patriarch; venerable woman, religieuse; etc”), or from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ʼaji, ʼajī, ʼji, ji, jī (“idem”), or from Angkorian Old Khmer ʼji, ʼjī, ji, jī (“idem”), and thus cognate with Modern Khmer ជី (cii). Perhaps cognate with or borrowed as Lao ຊີ (sī).
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
ชี • (chii) (classifier คน or ตน or รูป)
- (archaic, irrespective of the sex) priest.
- (แม่~, นาง~, ยาย~) female priest; priestess; religieuse.
- (Buddhism) (แม่~, นาง~, ยาย~) female lay renunciant: laywoman who has her own hair and eyebrows shaved, vows to adhere to ศีลแปด (“Eight Precepts”), and is often seen wearing a white robe.
- (Christianity) (แม่~, นาง~) nun.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
- (แมลง~) mayfly: any insect of the order Ephemeroptera.
Etymology 3 edit
Cognate with Lao ຊີ (sī), Shan ၵီး (kíi).
Noun edit
ชี • (chii)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- ชีฝรั่ง
- ชีล้อม (chii-lɔ́ɔm)
- ชีลา
- ชีลาว
- ผักชีโรยหน้า (pàk-chii-rooi-nâa)
Descendants edit
- From "ผักชี":
- → Japanese: パクチー
Etymology 4 edit
Proper noun edit
ชี • (chii)
Etymology 5 edit
Verb edit
ชี • (chii) (abstract noun การชี)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 6 edit
Pronoun edit
ชี • (chii)
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