"chi" meaning in Cornish

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Noun

IPA: [tʃiː] [Revived-Middle-Cornish] Forms: chiow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], chi [unmutated], ji [soft], chy [alternative, Standard-Cornish], chei [alternative, Revived-Late-Cornish]
Etymology: From Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-. Cognate with Breton ti, Irish teach, Manx thie, çhagh, Scottish Gaelic taigh, and Welsh tŷ. Etymology templates: {{root|kw|ine-pro|*(s)teg-|id=cover}}, {{inh|kw|cel-bry-pro|*tɨɣ}} Proto-Brythonic *tɨɣ, {{inh|kw|cel-pro|*tegos}} Proto-Celtic *tegos, {{der|kw|ine-pro|*(s)teg-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-, {{cog|br|ti}} Breton ti, {{cog|ga|teach}} Irish teach, {{cog|gv|thie,çhagh}} Manx thie, çhagh, {{cog|gd|taigh}} Scottish Gaelic taigh, {{cog|cy|tŷ}} Welsh tŷ Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||{{{d2}}}|plural|chiow||||||cat2=|g=m|head=}} chi m (plural chiow), {{kw-noun|m|r}} chi m (plural chiow)
  1. house Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chi-kw-noun-1uIShmIa Categories (other): Cornish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 25 entries, Pages with entries, Architecture Derived forms: abatti (english: abbey), arbrovji (english: laboratory), arghanti (english: bank), asklotti (english: chip shop), batti (english: mint), bosti (english: restaurant), bragji (english: brewery), chanjya chi (english: move house) [verb], Chi an Arydhi (english: House of Lords), Chi an Gemmynyon (english: House of Commons), chi dolli (english: doll house), chi golyow (english: holiday house), chi gweder (english: greenhouse), chi gwedhen (english: tree house), chi gwynn (english: burning house), chi tiek (english: farmhouse), chi unnik (english: detached house), chi unnleur (english: bungalow), chi-ladha (english: butchery, slaughterhouse, abattoir), chilader, chiladores (english: burglar), chiladrans (english: burglary), Chiow an Senedh (english: Houses of Parliament), diwotti (english: pub, tavern), folji (english: mental hospital), gevelji (english: semi-detached house), golghti (english: laundry), golowji (english: lighthouse), gwerthji (english: shop), gwiskti (english: wardrobe), gwrys y'n chi (english: homemade), hwelji (english: workshop), jynnji (english: engine house), kigti (english: butcher's shop), klavji (english: hospital), koskti (english: dormitory), lenji (english: nunnery), leti (english: dairy (farm)), leughti (english: calf-house), managhti (english: monastery), manerji (english: manor house), ordenor chi (english: housekeeper), pennti (english: cottage), popti (english: bakery), pronterji (english: vicarage), rannji (english: flat, apartment), ska'ti, skathti (english: boathouse), skolji (english: school house), yerji (english: henhouse), yn chi (english: at home)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "abbey",
          "translation": "abbey",
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          "english": "laboratory",
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          "word": "arbrovji"
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          "english": "bank",
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          "english": "chip shop",
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          "english": "mint",
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          "english": "restaurant",
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          "english": "brewery",
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          "english": "move house",
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          "english": "House of Lords",
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          "word": "Chi an Arydhi"
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          "english": "House of Commons",
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          "word": "Chi an Gemmynyon"
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          "english": "doll house",
          "translation": "doll house",
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        {
          "english": "holiday house",
          "translation": "holiday house",
          "word": "chi golyow"
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        {
          "english": "greenhouse",
          "translation": "greenhouse",
          "word": "chi gweder"
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        {
          "english": "tree house",
          "translation": "tree house",
          "word": "chi gwedhen"
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        {
          "english": "burning house",
          "translation": "burning house",
          "word": "chi gwynn"
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        {
          "english": "farmhouse",
          "translation": "farmhouse",
          "word": "chi tiek"
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          "english": "detached house",
          "translation": "detached house",
          "word": "chi unnik"
        },
        {
          "english": "bungalow",
          "translation": "bungalow",
          "word": "chi unnleur"
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          "translation": "butchery, slaughterhouse, abattoir",
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          "translation": "burglar",
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          "word": "diwotti"
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          "translation": "mental hospital",
          "word": "folji"
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          "english": "semi-detached house",
          "translation": "semi-detached house",
          "word": "gevelji"
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          "english": "laundry",
          "translation": "laundry",
          "word": "golghti"
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          "english": "lighthouse",
          "translation": "lighthouse",
          "word": "golowji"
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          "english": "shop",
          "translation": "shop",
          "word": "gwerthji"
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          "word": "gwiskti"
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          "word": "jynnji"
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          "word": "kigti"
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          "word": "lenji"
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          "word": "leti"
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          "word": "leughti"
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        {
          "english": "monastery",
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          "word": "managhti"
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          "english": "manor house",
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          "word": "manerji"
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          "english": "housekeeper",
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          "word": "pennti"
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      "english": "doll house",
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      "word": "chi dolli"
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      "english": "holiday house",
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      "word": "chi golyow"
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      "english": "greenhouse",
      "translation": "greenhouse",
      "word": "chi gweder"
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      "english": "tree house",
      "translation": "tree house",
      "word": "chi gwedhen"
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    {
      "english": "burning house",
      "translation": "burning house",
      "word": "chi gwynn"
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      "english": "farmhouse",
      "translation": "farmhouse",
      "word": "chi tiek"
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      "english": "detached house",
      "translation": "detached house",
      "word": "chi unnik"
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      "english": "bungalow",
      "translation": "bungalow",
      "word": "chi unnleur"
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      "english": "butchery, slaughterhouse, abattoir",
      "translation": "butchery, slaughterhouse, abattoir",
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      "word": "chilader"
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      "english": "burglar",
      "translation": "burglar",
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    {
      "english": "burglary",
      "translation": "burglary",
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    {
      "english": "Houses of Parliament",
      "translation": "Houses of Parliament",
      "word": "Chiow an Senedh"
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      "english": "pub, tavern",
      "translation": "pub, tavern",
      "word": "diwotti"
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    {
      "english": "mental hospital",
      "translation": "mental hospital",
      "word": "folji"
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      "english": "semi-detached house",
      "translation": "semi-detached house",
      "word": "gevelji"
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    {
      "english": "laundry",
      "translation": "laundry",
      "word": "golghti"
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      "english": "lighthouse",
      "translation": "lighthouse",
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      "english": "shop",
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      "english": "engine house",
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        "g": "m",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "chi m (plural chiow)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "r"
      },
      "expansion": "chi m (plural chiow)",
      "name": "kw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Cornish",
  "lang_code": "kw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cornish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Cornish lemmas",
        "Cornish masculine nouns",
        "Cornish nouns",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
        "Cornish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Cornish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)teg- (cover)",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic",
        "Cornish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
        "Pages with 25 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "kw:Architecture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tʃiː]",
      "tags": [
        "Revived-Middle-Cornish"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "chi"
}

Download raw JSONL data for chi meaning in Cornish (6.3kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: chi/Cornish 'aspirate' base_tags={'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "chi"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "chi",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: chi/Cornish 'hard' base_tags={'error-unrecognized-form', 'soft', 'unmutated'}",
  "path": [
    "chi"
  ],
  "section": "Cornish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "chi",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Cornish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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