จี้

See also: จ, จ., and ຈ

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicจี้
t͡ɕ ī ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonjîi
Royal Institutechi
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕiː˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຈີ້ (chī).

Noun

จี้ • (jîi)

  1. locket, pendant.

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese 刺 (MC tshjeH, “spike; thorn”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩦ᩶, Khün ᨧᩦ᩶, Lao ຈີ້ (chī), Lü ᦈᦲᧉ (ṫsii²), Shan ၸီႈ (tsīi).

Verb

จี้ • (jîi) (abstract noun การจี้)

  1. to tickle, poke (with a finger), to stimulate.
  2. to hold up, rob, loot, plunder.
  3. to hijack.

Noun

จี้ • (jîi)

  1. a kind of rice-flour pastry.

Etymology 4

From Northern Thai [Term?].

Noun

จี้ • (jîi)

  1. Synonym of คนทา.
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