khí

See also: khì, khi, khỉ, KHI, and khɨ

Icelandic

Noun

khí n (genitive singular khís, nominative plural khí)

  1. chi (Greek letter)

Declension

Declension of khí (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative khí khíið khí khíin
accusative khí khíið khí khíin
dative khí, khíi khíinu khíum khíunum
genitive khís khísins khía khíanna

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˦˥] ~ [xɪj˦˥]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 氣.

Noun

khí

  1. (chiefly in fixed expressions, physics, meteorology) clipping of không khí (“air”)
    khí trời ― fresh air (literally, “sky air”)
  2. (chemistry) gas
    khí hiếm ― "rare" gas
    khí hiđrô ― hydrogen gas (H2)
  3. (philosophy) chi

Romanization

khí

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 氣
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Romanization

khí

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 器
Derived terms
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