shi

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See also shī, shí, shǐ, shì, and shį́

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English [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

shi

  1. (neologism, furry fandom) Alternative form of sie.

Synonyms [edit]

  • (gender-neutral): (singular) they
  • (gender-neutral): (neologism) e, ey, ze

Anagrams [edit]

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Albanian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Albanian *sūja, from Proto-Indo-European *suH- (compare Old Prussian suge, Ancient Greek ὕω (hýō) ‘to rain’).

Noun [edit]

shi m (indefinite plural shira, definite singular shiu, definite plural shirat)

  1. rain

Aromanian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin sic. Compare to Daco-Romanian și.

Pronunciation [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

shi

  1. and
  2. also

Dena'ina [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

shi

  1. I, me (first-person singular)

Related terms [edit]


Esperanto [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

shi

  1. H-system spelling of ŝi.

Japanese [edit]

Romanization [edit]

shi

  1. See
  2. See

Mandarin [edit]

Romanization [edit]

shi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of shī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of shí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of shǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of shì.

Usage notes [edit]

English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


Scots [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

shi

  1. (South Scots, personal) she

Usage notes [edit]

Used alongside the English she (IPA: /ʃiː/).

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