See also: چی, جي, خی, جئ, and حي

Gulf Arabic

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Etymology

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Contraction of چذي (čiḏi), from Arabic كَذَا (kaḏā). Compare چذاك (čiḏāk).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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چي (či)

  1. like this, such as this
    ليش چي سويت، اختربت الكامرا دش فيها ماي
    Why did you do like this, the camera is broken [as] water has entered into it