խի
Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom the Old Armenian root հի- (hi-); see it.
Pronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /χi/, [χi]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /χi/, [χi]
Pronoun
editխի • (xi)
- (colloquial, interrogative) why
- Խի՞ ես ծիծաղում։ ― Xi? es cicaġum. ― Why are you laughing?
Usage notes
editEven though this word is shunned as colloquial, it is of native Armenian origin and not a borrowing.
Synonyms
edit- ինչու (inčʻu)
References
edit- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press