See also: ċhil, chʼil, and -chil

Coatepec Nahuatl edit

Noun edit

chil

  1. chili pepper

Old French edit

Adjective edit

chil m (oblique and nominative feminine singular chile)

  1. (Picardy) Alternative form of cel

Pipil edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Nahuan *chiːl-. Compare Classical Nahuatl chīlli (chili).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃil/
  • (Jicalapa) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃiɬ/

Noun edit

chil (plural chihchil)

  1. pepper (fruit), especially chili pepper
    Xicmaca chil huan ahcapahti ne iayo nacat pal naca ahhuiyac
    Add chili and culantro to the beef soup to add some taste

Descendants edit

  • Spanish: chile

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of kilogram.

Noun edit

chil n (plural chile)

  1. kilo, kilogram

Declension edit

Welsh edit

Noun edit

chil m

  1. Aspirate mutation of cil.

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cil gil nghil chil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Zou edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

chil

  1. saliva

References edit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 65