խի

Armenian

Etymology

From the Old Armenian root հի- (hi-); see it.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [χi]

Pronoun

խի • (xi)

(colloquial, interrogative) why
Խի՞ ես ծիծաղում։ ― Xi^? es cicałum. ― Why are you laughing?

Usage notes

Even though this word is shunned as colloquial, it is of native Armenian origin and not a borrowing.

Synonyms

ինչու (inčʿu)

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

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