Dungan

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Etymology

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Cognate to Standard Mandarin (shuǐ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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фи (fi) (II)

  1. water

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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фи (fin

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Declension

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Romanian

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Verb

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а фи (a fi) (third-person singular present есте, past participle фост) 4th conj.

  1. Cyrillic spelling of fi.

Conjugation

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conjugation type iv

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

Noun

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фи (fin inan (indeclinable)

  1. phi (the Greek letter Φ/φ)

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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фи (fi)

  1. Used to show (usually arrogant) lack of admiration, interest, or inspiration: meh, whatever
  2. Used to show (usually arrogant) disapproval, discontent: yuck, bah, pah, pfft (same as фу)
    • 1867, Иван Тургенев, “VII”, in Дым; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Smoke, 1896:
      Она бросилась к нему навстречу с обычным ласковым приветом — и вдруг остановилась.
      — У вас нет перчаток, — с расстановкою проговорила она и тотчас же прибавила: — фи! какой вы… студент!
      Ona brosilasʹ k nemu navstreču s obyčnym laskovym privetom — i vdrug ostanovilasʹ.
      — U vas net perčatok, — s rasstanovkoju progovorila ona i totčas že pribavila: — fi! kakoj vy… student!
      She rushed to meet him with her accustomed fond welcome; suddenly she stopped short.
      'You have no gloves,' she said abruptly, and added directly after: 'Fie! what a student you are!'

Etymology

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From Aghwan 𐕔𐔼 (fi).

Noun

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фи (fi)

  1. wine

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