shi

See also: shī, shí, shǐ, shì, and shį́

English

Pronoun

shi

  1. (neologism, furry fandom) Alternative form of sie

Synonyms

  • (gender-neutral): (singular) they
  • (gender-neutral): (neologism) e, ey, ze

See also

  • other attested and proposed gender-neutral pronouns

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *sūja, from Proto-Indo-European *suh₂-s, deverbative of *sh₂eu- (compare Ancient Greek ὕω (húō) ‘to rain’, Hittite [script needed] (ishuwāi) ‘(s)he pours out, spills’, Tocharian B suwaṃ ‘it rains’).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃiː]

Noun

shi m (indefinite plural shira, definite singular shiu, definite plural shirat)

  1. rain

Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin sic. Compare to Daco-Romanian și.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃi]

Conjunction

shi

  1. and
  2. also

Dena'ina

Pronoun

shi

  1. I, me (first-person singular)

Esperanto

Pronoun

shi

  1. H-system spelling of ŝi

Hausa

Pronoun

shi

  1. he (3rd person singular pronoun)

Japanese

Romanization

shi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of し
  2. Rōmaji transcription of シ
  3. Rōmaji transcription of しっ

Mandarin

Romanization

shi (Zhuyin ˙ㄕ)

  1. Pinyin transcription of 匙
  2. Pinyin transcription of 殖
  3. Pinyin transcription of 𥫽

shi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of shī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of shí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of shì.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪ/

Pronoun

shi

  1. (South Scots, personal) she

Usage notes

Used alongside the English she (/ʃiː/).

See also

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