čihi

Slovak

Alternative forms

  • čihí

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably onomatopoeic. First attested in the 18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɦi]

Interjection

čihi

  1. used to direct horses to the left
    Coordinate term: hota

References

  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “čihi”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 419

Further reading

  • “čihi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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