ชี้

See also: ช, ชู, and ชู้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɟiːᶜ (“to point”), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger; to point; to indicate”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩᩦ᩶, Lao ຊີ້ (sī), Lü ᦋᦲᧉ (tsii²), Tai Dam ꪋꪲ꫁, Shan ၸီႉ (tsḭ̂i), Ahom 𑜋𑜣 (chī). Compare Vietnamese chỉ, chĩa.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ชี้ d͡ʑ ī ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	chíi
	Royal Institute	chi
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰiː˦˥/(R)

Verb

ชี้ • (chíi) (abstract noun การชี้)

1. to point (out); to indicate a direction.