Armenian

Pronoun

խի • ‎(xi)

1. (colloquial, interrogative) why

   Խի՞ ես ծիծաղում։‎ ― Xi^? es cicałum. ― Why are you laughing?

Synonyms

• ինչու ‎(inčʿu)

Usage notes

Even though this word is shunned as colloquial, it is of native Armenian origin and not a borrowing.

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935