ছি

Bengali

Alternative forms

• ছিঃ (chiḥ)

Etymology

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

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰi/, [ˈt͡ʃʰiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕʰi/, [ˈtɕʰiː], [ˈtɕʰiˑ]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /si/, [ˈsiˑ], [ˈsiˑ]

Interjection

ছি • (chi)

1. ew
2. yuck