ชี
Thai
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Buddhist female lay renunciants
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Christian nuns
coriander leaves
Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemic | ชี d͡ʑ ī | |
Romanization | Paiboon | chii |
Royal Institute | chi | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /t͡ɕʰiː˧/ |
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit jī (“an honorific title”), according to the Royal Institute Dictionary 2011; but more likely to be from Old Khmer jī, jīha, jiha, jīya, jiya, ji (“grandfather, elderly person; forefather, ancestor; patriarch; venerable woman, religieuse; etc”), or from Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer ʼaji, ʼajī, ʼji, ji, jī (“idem”), or from Angkorian Old Khmer ʼji, ʼjī, ji, jī (“idem”), and thus cognate with Modern Khmer ជី (cii). Perhaps cognate with or borrowed as Lao ຊີ (sī).
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- †ชีย
- †ชีย์
Noun
ชี • (chii) (classifier คน or ตน or รูป)
- (archaic, irrespective of the sex) priest.
- (แม่~, นาง~, ยาย~) female priest; priestess; religieuse.
- (Buddhism) (แม่~, นาง~, ยาย~) female lay renunciant: laywoman who has her own hair and eyebrows shaved, vows to adhere to ศีลแปด (“Eight Precepts”), and is often seen wearing a white robe.
- (Christianity) (แม่~, นาง~) nun.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- กล้วยบวชชี
- ชั่วช่างชี ดีช่างสงฆ์
- ชีต้น
- ชีปะขาว
- ชีเปลือย
- ชีพราหมณ์
- ชีพุก
- ชีมืด
- ทชี
Etymology 2
From clipping of ชีปะขาว.
Etymology 3
Cognate with Lao ຊີ (sī).
Synonyms
Synonyms
- ชีลา
- หอมป้อม
Descendants
- → Japanese: パクチー
Etymology 4
Etymology 5
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ประชี
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