Bengali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit छि (chi, disapproving interjection), ultimately an onomatopoeic expression. Cognate with Assamese ছি (si), Odia ଛି (chi), Gujarati છી (chī), Hindi छी (chī), Punjabi ਛਿ (chi), Sindhi ڇِ (chi).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃʰi/, [ˈtʃʰiː], [ˈtʃʰiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕʰi/, [ˈtɕʰiː], [ˈtɕʰiˑ]
  • (Vanga) IPA(key): /si/, [ˈsiˑ], [ˈsiˑ]

Interjection edit

ছি (chi)

  1. ew
  2. yuck