ชี้

See also: ช, ชู, and ชู้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟiːᶜ (“to point”), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC t͡ɕˠiɪ^X, “finger; to point; to indicate”). Cognate with Lao ຊີ້ (sī), Lü ᦋᦲᧉ (tsii²), Shan ၸီႉ (tsḭ̂i), Ahom 𑜋𑜣 (chii). Compare Vietnamese chỉ, chĩa.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชี้ d͡ʑ ī ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	chíi
	Royal Institute	chi
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕʰiː˦˥/

Noun

ชี้ • (chíi)

(นิ้ว~) index finger

Verb

ชี้ • (chíi) (abstract noun การชี้)

to point (out); to indicate a direction.

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