phi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phi"

Translingual

Symbol

phi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Philippine languages.

English

Ancient Greek alphabet
←
upsilon
 →
chi
Φ φ
Ancient Greek: φεῖ
Wikipedia article on phi

Etymology

From Late Latin phi, from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

phi (plural phis)

  2. Φ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
  3. (mathematics) The golden ratio.
  4. A visual illusion whereby a sequential pattern of lights produces a false sense of motion.
    • 1963, Psychology Through Experiment (George Humphrey, Jaroslav Antonio Deutsch), page 90:
      […] tolerance (Frenkel-Brunswik 1949) for it showed that those persons with the strongest defences against internal conflict, i.e. obsessionals and conversion hysterics, were those least able to perceive the reality-conflicting phenomenon of phi.
    • 2007, Wayne Weiten, Psychology: Themes and Variations: Themes And Variations, page 138:
      The illusion of movement in a highway construction sign is an instance of the phi phenomenon, which is also at work in motion pictures and television.
    • 2013, Francis Glebas, The Animator's Eye: Composition and Design, page 66:
      Is it the phi phenomenon or the persistence of vision? Originally, the illusion of motion that movies excel at was thought to be the effect of the persistence of vision.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "phi, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2005.

Anagrams

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

phi m or f (plural phi's, diminutive phi'tje n)

  1. phi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

phi m (invariable)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Further reading

Hokkien

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of phi – see 批 (“to slap; to attack; to offend; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 批).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of phi – see 披 (“to drape; to wrap around; to put on; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 披).

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of phi – see 砒.
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 砒).

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi/
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

phi m (invariable)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Polish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpxi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: phi

Interjection

phi

  1. huh, pooh used to express dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.

Etymology 2

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfi/
    • Rhymes: -i
    • Syllabification: phi

    Noun

    phi n (indeclinable)

    1. phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

    Further reading

    • “phi”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “phi”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Noun

    phi m (invariable)

    1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of fi

    Vietnamese

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 飛 (“to fly; to gallop”).

      Verb

      phi

      1. (of a horse) to gallop
        Ngựa phi.
        The horse gallops.
      2. to flee; to travel very quickly
        Phi nhanh về nhà kẻo tối.
        Hurry home before it gets dark.
      3. to lance (to throw in the manner of a lance)
        phi dao găm
        to throw a dagger
      Derived terms

      Etymology 2

        Sino-Vietnamese word from 非 (“not”).

        Prefix

        phi (非)

        1. non-, in-
          phi (chính) nghĩa
          unjust; for an unjustifiable cause
          phi phàm
          inhuman; extraordinary
        Derived terms

        Conjunction

        phi

        1. if it isn't
          Phi anh ấy, không ai biết.
          If it isn't him, then who knows?

        Etymology 3

        Verb

        phi

        1. to stir-fry (an onion, scallion, or clove of garlic) before preparing a dish; to sauté
          Phi tỏi rồi mới bỏ rau muống vào.
          Stir-fry the garlic before adding in water spinach.
          Phi hành để nấu nước chấm.
          Stir-fry the onion to make dipping sauce.

        Etymology 4

        Noun

        phi (classifier con)

        1. Various species of saltwater clam of the genus Sanguinolaria, such as Sanguinolaria diphos and Sanguinolaria planculata.

        Etymology 5

        Borrowed from Latin phi.

        Noun

        phi

        1. phi (Φ)

        Etymology 6

          Sino-Vietnamese word from 妃.

          Noun

          phi

          1. concubines, mistresses, ladies of a monarch.
            các bà phi trong cung
            the palace concubines
          2. wives, consorts of a junior monarch such as a prince.
            vương phi, vương tử phi, hoàng tử phi
            the queen consort, the royal princess consort, the imperial princess consort
          Synonyms
          Derived terms

          Etymology 7

          Sino-Vietnamese reading of various Chinese characters.

          Romanization

          phi

          1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 妃
          2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 痱
          3. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 不
          4. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 霏
          5. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 髬
          6. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 腓
          7. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 斐
          8. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 丕
          9. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 蜚
          10. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 披
          11. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 㨢
          12. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 騑
          13. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鯡
          14. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扉
          15. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 緋
          16. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 飛
          17. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 非
          18. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 紕
          19. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 菲
          20. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 呸
          Derived terms

          See also

          References

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          Etymology

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          Adjective

          -phi?

          1. which

          Inflection

          Enumerative concord, tone H
          modifier
          class 1 muphi
          class 2 baphi
          class 3 muphi
          class 4 miphi
          class 5 liphi
          class 6 maphi
          class 7 siphi
          class 8 ziphi
          class 9 yiphi
          class 10 ziphi
          class 11 luphi
          class 14 buphi
          class 15 kuphi
          class 17 kuphi

          References

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