# чи
## Avar
### Noun

чи • (či)
* man

#### See also

* гӏадан (ʻadan)
* инсан (insan)

## Dungan
### Etymology 1

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese 汽 (qì)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

#### Noun

чи • (či) (III)
* steam

### Etymology 2

Cognate of Mandarin Chinese 氣／气 (qì)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

#### Noun

чи • (či) (I)
* gas

## Erzya
### Alternative forms

* (archaic or dialectal) че (če)

### Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *či~*ši, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kečä (“circle, ring”). Cognates include Moksha ши (ši, “sun, day, weather”), Finnish kehä (“circle, ring”), Eastern Mari кече (keče, “sun, day”), Komi-Zyrian киш (kiš, “ring, halo”), archaic Hungarian kégy.
The *kəči > *či shift possibly influenced by *ve (“night”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

чи • (či)
* (astronomy) sun
    Synonym: чипай (čipaj)
    чись пиди ― čiś piďi ― the sun is blazing
* day
    тундонь чи ― tundoń či ― a spring day
** 1821, Novum Testamentum Mordvinice litt. cyrill.‎, page 138:Не чытнесте, лись Кесарьсто Августань кармавтомо тѣймексъ сю̂рмацтомо вясеме масторонь кялесъ.Ńe čiťńeśťe , ľiś Kesaŕsto Avgustań karmavtomo tejmeks śûrmactomo väśeme mastoroń käľes.In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire [Roman] world.

#### Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

### References

* B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чи”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
* “päike”, in [ERSA] Eesti-ersa sõnaraamat [Estonian-Erzya Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, 2019
* Entry #275 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

## Kalmyk
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *či.

### Pronoun

чи • (çi)
* you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) (singular)

#### See also
## Mongolian
### Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠴᠢ (či), from Middle Mongol ᠴᠢ (či), from Proto-Mongolic *či. Cognate with Dongxiang chi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ɕʰi/
* Syllabification: чи (1 syllable)

### Pronoun

чи • (či) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠢ (či))
* (informal) you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed)

#### See also
## Nivkh
### Etymology

Possibly akin to Mongolic *či; compare Mongolian чи (či) and Tungusic *si, compare Nanai си (si).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /cʰi/

### Pronoun

чи (ț’i)
* you, thou

## Ossetian
### Etymology

Akin to Middle Persian kē.

### Pronoun

чи • (ḱi)
* who

#### Declension

Declension of чи
singular
plural
nominative
чи
кæйӕ
genitive
чиы
кæйы
dative
чиӕн
кæйӕн
allative
чимӕ
кæйӕм
ablative
чиӕй
кæйӕй
inessive
чиы
кæйы
adessive
чиыл
кæйыл
equative
чиау
кæйау
comitative
чиимӕ
кæйимӕ :

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak či, from Proto-Slavic *či. Cognates include Polish czy and Slovak či.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: чи

### Conjunction

чи (či)
* if, whether
** 2024 September 17, А. Балатинац, “Учителька хтора жиє свой сон (I) [A teacher who is living her dream (I)]”, in Руске Слово‎:На руски язик ше ходзело пейц годзини тижньово, и нєшка так, алє теди нїхто анї нє роздумовал чи пойдзе чи нє пойдзе на годзини, то ше подрозумйовало – гвари Наталия.Na ruski jazik še xodzelo pejc hodzini tižnʹovo, i nješka tak, alje tedi njixto anji nje rozdumoval či pojdze či nje pojdze na hodzini, to še podrozumjovalo – hvari Natalija.Rusyn language was taught for five lessons per week, and it's the same now, but back then no one even thought of whether to go to class or not, it was taken for granted – says Natalija.
* or
    Synonyms: або (abo), лєбо (ljebo)

#### Usage notes

* Often doubled. When doubled, the usage translates to "whether … or".

### Particle

чи (či)
* interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question; whether
** 2024 August 3, А. Саванович, “Рударенє ядариту: Розвойна шанса, чи еколоґийна катастрофа? [Jadarite mining: A development opportunity, or an ecological disaster?]”, in Руске Слово‎:Колумна готова, батерия витримала. Чи витрима Сербия на литиюму – то питанє за шицких нас.Kolumna hotova, baterija vitrimala. Či vitrima Serbija na litijumu – to pitanje za šickix nas.The column is ready, the battery is durable. Whether Serbia can survive on lithium – that's a question for all of us.

#### Usage notes

* Used at the beginning of sentences or clauses.

### Further reading

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “чи”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “whether”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 375

## Tabasaran
### Etymology

Akin to Udi хунчи (χunči).

### Noun

чи • (či)
* sister

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian чи (či), from Old East Slavic чи (či), from Proto-Slavic *či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéy, initially instrumental singular of pronoun *kʷo-／*kʷe-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡ʃɪ]
* Audio:(file)

### Particle

чи • (čy)
* interrogative particle: introduces a question
* if, whether

### Conjunction

чи • (čy)
* or

#### Synonyms

* або́ (abó)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “чи”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka