Chi, Chī: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Chi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhi.
Ambiguity: Although Chi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Ci.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Chi in China is the name of a plant defined with Houttuynia cordata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Polypara cochinchinensis Loureiro (among others).
2) Chi is also identified with Panicum miliaceum It has the synonym Milium paniceum Mill. (etc.).
3) Chi in Ghana is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Andropogon subglabrescens Steud. (etc.).
4) Chi in Indochina is also identified with Litchi chinensis It has the synonym Nephelium litchi Cambess. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)
· Species Plantarum
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Chi, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychī (छी).—An interjection of contempt &c. pshaw! pish! fie!
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishchī (छी).—An interjection of contempt, &c. pshaw, pish, fie.
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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChi (छि).—f. [cho-vā° ki] Abuse, reproach.
Derivable forms: chiḥ (छिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChi (छि).—m. (chiḥ) Abuse, reproach. E. cho to cut, ki aff. garhāyām .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChi (छि):—m. abuse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChi (छि):—(chiḥ) 2. m. Abuse.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusChī (ಛೀ):—
1) [independent] an indeclinable used to express abhorrence, detestation, deep repugnance, etc..clause2) [independent] ಛೀ ಪೆಟ್ಟು ಹಾಕು [chi pettu haku] chī peṭṭu hāku = ಛೀಮಾರಿ ಹಾಕು [chimari haku]; ಛೀ ಹಾಕು [chi haku] chī hāku = ಛೀಮಾರಿ ಹಾಕು [chimari haku].clause
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+4450): Chi an, Chi bao, Chi cang teng, Chi chu, Chi cu, Chi da dawa, Chi da gero, Chi e jin si tao, Chi geng teng, Chi guo cao, Chi guo huai, Chi hsieh, Chi jia jue ming, Chi jing san, Chi ku tsao, Chi kuan, Chi li, Chi lie da ji, Chi neang vong, Chi ping po.
Ends with (+2065): Aattuvanchi, Abbhuggacchi, Abhiruchi, Acaci, Acaravaci, Acchecchi, Acchi, Acci, Achi, Aci, Acuci, Acuvayuci, Adarkaanchi, Adhigacchi, Adirganchi, Agacchi, Aghipachi, Agletomachi, Aguachi, Ahimaruchi.
Full-text (+177): Chih, Chim, Chis, Baraci, Chi-mia-chi-yat-apa, Chi-mi-chi-ya mado kai, Chichi, Day chi chi, Chi-mae-chi-cha, Cisa, Tu, Bhotiya-chi, Chi an, Chi tu, Chi bao, Chi sang, Chi-it, Bala chi, Pai chi li, Chi ye liu.
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Search found 41 books and stories containing Chi, Chī; (plurals include: Chis, Chīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Part 12 - Southern China < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 11 - Philippine Islands < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Vetāla 7: The King who married his Dependent to a Nereid < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Chapter 9 - On the origin of the Śakti of the Earth < [Book 9]
Chapter 6 - On the one thousand and eight names of the Gāyatrī < [Book 12]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 37 - Bapu Bhalalo < [Part 5 - Rang Chee Barot]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 17 - Country of Mo-lo-kiu-ch’a (Malakuta) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]
Chapter 19 - Country of Lang-kie-lo (Langala) < [Book XI - Twenty-three Countries]
Chapter 16 - Country of Ta-lo-pi-ch’a (Dravida) < [Book X - Seventeen Countries]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 29 - The Pied Robin < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
3.4 (b): From Seng-Ts’an to Hung-Jen < [Chapter 3 - The Dhyāna in Mahāyāna Literature]
3.4 (a): Bodhidharma and Hui K’o (3rd–4th century CE) < [Chapter 3 - The Dhyāna in Mahāyāna Literature]
1.5: Significance of the Concepts (of Dhyāna) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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