Vietnamese

Adverb

chỉ

1. only

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *cih ‎(“to point”); probably related to Sino-Vietnamese word from 指 (“finger”)

Verb

chỉ ‎(扯, 扺, 指)

1. to point

Synonyms

• trỏ

Etymology 3

From Proto-Vietic *cis ‎(“thread”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ks(i)ʔ or *ksih ‎(“string; cord; rope; thread”)

Noun

(classifier sợi) chỉ ‎(帋, 黹, 纸, 紙, 䊼, 𥿗)

1. (sewing) thread

Etymology 4

From chị. Adding the hỏi tone is a means to form a third person singular pronoun in Southern dialects.

Pronoun

chỉ

1. (Southern Vietnam) she; her