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խի

խի

Armenian

Pronoun

խի (xi)

  1. (colloquial, interrogative) why
    Խի՞ ես ծիծաղում։Xi? es cicałum. ― Why are you laughing?

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Usage notes

Even though this word is shunned as colloquial, it is of native Armenian origin and not a borrowing.

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935