Etymology From the Old Armenian root հի- (hi-); see it. Pronunciation (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /χi/, [χi] (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /χi/, [χi] Pronoun խի • (xi) (colloquial, interrogative) why Խի՞ ես ծիծաղում։ ― Xi? es cicaġum. ― Why are you laughing? Usage notes Even though this word is shunned as colloquial, it is of native Armenian origin and not a borrowing. Synonyms ինչու (inčʻu) References Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press