different between chi vs reiki

English

Etymology 1

From Latin ch?, from Ancient Greek ??? (kheî).

Alternative forms

• khi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?/
• Rhymes: -a?

Noun

chi (plural chis)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets.

Translations

Etymology 2

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin ??? (qì), from Middle Chinese ? (MC k??i^H), from Old Chinese ? (OC *k??ds, “breath, vapor”). Compare modern Japanese ?(?) (ki), Korean ? (?, gi) and Vietnamese khí (?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?i?/

Noun

chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)

2. (philosophy) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.

Alternative forms

• ki, qi

Translations

See also

Etymology 3

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese ? (ch?). Doublet of chek.

Alternative forms

• chih, ch'ih

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??/

Noun

chi (usually uncountable, plural chis)

1. The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.
2. (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.
3. (Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.
4. (Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

Synonyms

• (traditional, mainland): Chinese foot
• (Taiwan): Taiwanese foot
• (Hong Kong): Hong Kong foot, chek

Related terms

• shaku, the equivalent Japanese unit

Anagrams

• CIH, HCI, ICH, Ich, hic, ich

Atsahuaca

Noun

chi

1. fire

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *t??, from Proto-Celtic *tegos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [t?i?]

Alternative forms

• (Standard Cornish) chy

Noun

chi m (plural chiow or treven)

1. (Standard Written Form) house

Mutation

Esperanto

Particle

chi

1. H-system spelling of ?i

Garo

Etymology

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *t?i¹ (“water”), from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ti(y), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)?j-n ~ m-ti-s (“water; fluid; liquid; river; to soak; to spit”). Cognate with Atong (India) tyi (“water”), Kokborok twi (“water”).

Alternative forms

• ??

Noun

chi

1. water

Derived terms

• chibatram
• chibima
• chibol
• chidari
• chidek
• chiga
• chigitok
• chiganduri
• chijima
• chiklok
• chimik
• chipek
• chirama
• chiret
• chiriking

• chiring
• chisam
• chisikwilwilgipa
• chitingkilok
• kramchi
• mikchi

References

• The Bodos in Assam: a socio-cultural study, year 2005-2006 (2007)

Guerrero Amuzgo

Noun

chi

1. grandfather

Adverb

chi

1. not

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki/

Etymology 1

From Latin quis, from Proto-Indo-European *k?is, *k?os.

Pronoun

chi

1. (interrogative pronoun) who, whom
2. (interrogative pronoun) whoever

Etymology 2

From Latin qu?, from Old Latin quei, from Proto-Italic *k?oi.

Pronoun

chi

1. (relative pronoun) who, whom
2. (relative pronoun) whoever

Etymology 3

From Latin ch?, from Ancient Greek ??? (kheî).

Noun

chi m or f (invariable)

1. chi (Greek letter)

Japanese

Romanization

chi

1. R?maji transcription of ?
2. R?maji transcription of ?

K'iche'

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???i?/

Conjunction

chi

1. and
2. that
3. in

Related terms

• are chi (“in order that”)
• chi chawal (“in secret”)
• chi ik’ (“monthly”)
• chi jumul (“once again”)
• chi nojimal (“slowly; little by little”)
• chi saqil (“in the open; openly”)
• libaj chi (“early”)
• rajwaxik chi (“to be necessary to”)
• taqom chi kaj (“commanded from heaven; sent from heaven”)
• -umal chi (“because”)
• wuqoj chi paq (“bubble”)
• wuqüb chi wuqub (“7x7”)

References

• Allen J. Christenson, K?iche-English dictionary

Ladin

Etymology

From Latin quis, from Proto-Indo-European *k?ís. Cognates include French qui and Italian chi.

Pronoun

chi

1. who, whoever

Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t???i/

Pronoun

chi

1. what?

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Mandarin

Romanization

chi

1. Nonstandard spelling of ch?.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ch?.
4. Nonstandard spelling of chì.

Usage notes

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

Norman

Pronunciation

Adjective

chi m

1. Alternative form of chièr

Portuguese

Noun

chi m (plural chis)

1. Alternative form of qi

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin quid, from Proto-Italic *k?id, from Proto-Indo-European *k?id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki/

Conjunction

chi

1. (Limba Sarda Comuna) that

Pronoun

chi

1. (relative, Limba Sarda Comuna) who, whom, which (nominative and accusative case)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [t??i??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [t???j??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c?j??]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from ? (“branch; to spend”).

Noun

chi

1. (taxonomy) genus

   Synonym: gi?ng

Derived terms

Verb

chi

1. to spend (money); to pay out; to disburse

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.

Noun

chi

1. (formal, anatomy, chiefly zoology) a limb

Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Cognate with Muong chi.

Pronoun

chi • (?)

1. (Central Vietnam, literary elsewhere) Synonym of gì

Adverb

chi • (?)

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) what for

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?/

Etymology 1

From Middle Welsh chwi, from Proto-Celtic *sw?s (compare Breton c’hwi, Cornish hwi, Old Irish síi), from Proto-Indo-European *wos.

Alternative forms

• chwi (literary)

Pronoun

chi

1. you (plural; polite)

Usage notes

• In the singular, chi is a polite form like French vous or German Sie.
• Chi is a feature of most registers of Modern Welsh, whereas very literary Welsh employs chwi.
• In certain southwestern dialects, chi is used as the indefinite personal pronoun like English you.

Etymology 2

Noun

chi m

1. aspirated form of ci

Mutation

Yola

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

chi

1. A small quantity

References

• Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN

Zou

Etymology 1

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *dz?y. Cognates include Burmese ???? (a.ce.).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ci?/

Noun

chi

1. seed

Etymology 2

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *tsii, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-tsji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ci??/

Noun

chi

1. salt

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44

English

Etymology

1970s, from Japanese ?? (reiki, literally “spiritual chi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?ki/
• Rhymes: -e?ki

Noun

reiki (countable and uncountable, plural reikis)

1. A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.

Translations

Anagrams

• ekiri

Gothic

Romanization

reiki

1. Romanization of ????????????????????

Japanese

Romanization

reiki

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reiki f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of reik

Spanish

Noun

reiki f (plural reikis)

1. reiki