"Chi" meaning in English

See Chi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃiː/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese 齊/齐 (Qí). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chi
  1. (historical, dated) Qi, an ancient Chinese duchy, and later kingdom, under the Zhou dynasty Tags: dated, historical Categories (place): Chicago
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-QTx4J3VH Disambiguation of Chicago: 11 11 25 7 24 23
  2. A Chinese surname. Categories (place): Chicago
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-MQr8ftD- Disambiguation of Chicago: 11 11 25 7 24 23 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Ch'i
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ʃaɪ/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Apocopic form of Chicago. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|en|Chicago}} Apocopic form of Chicago Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chi
  1. (slang) Chicago Tags: slang Categories (place): Chicago
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-D12YPSAx Disambiguation of Chicago: 11 11 25 7 24 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /t͡ʃaɪ/ Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Apocopic form of Chichester. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form|en|Chichester}} Apocopic form of Chichester Head templates: {{en-prop}} Chi
  1. (slang) Chichester (city in England) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-P6QULskp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg Forms: Chis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Chi (plural Chis)
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Categories (place): Chicago, City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-name-yDfLNrGi Disambiguation of Chicago: 11 11 25 7 24 23 Disambiguation of City nicknames: 6 10 1 24 37 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Noun

Audio: En-au-Chi.ogg Forms: Chis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chi (plural Chis)
  1. (informal) Clipping of Chihuahua. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: Chihuahua Categories (place): Chicago
    Sense id: en-Chi-en-noun-zaVOUVqG Disambiguation of Chicago: 11 11 25 7 24 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 6 1 1 26 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 13 15 1 5 22 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 10 1 3 16 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  ],
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}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Chicago",
    "en:City nicknames"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 5,
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    {
      "form": "Chis",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "name",
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        "English male given names"
      ],
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        "A male given name."
      ],
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          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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