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Translingual

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Symbol

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phi

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

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Ancient Greek alphabet
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upsilon
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chi
Φ φ
Ancient Greek: φεῖ
Wikipedia article on phi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Translations

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See also

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References

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

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

  1. phi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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phi m (invariable)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Further reading

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Hokkien

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Etymology 1

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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

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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

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

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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phi m (invariable)

  1. phi (Greek letter)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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phi

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

Etymology 2

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    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φεῖ (pheî).

    Alternative forms

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    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    phi n (indeclinable)

    1. phi (Greek letter Φ, φ)

    Further reading

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

    Portuguese

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    Noun

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    phi m (invariable)

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

    Vietnamese

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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

      Verb

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      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
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      Etymology 2

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

        Prefix

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        phi (非)

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

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        phi

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

        Etymology 3

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        Verb

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        phi

        1. to stir-fry (an onion, scallion, or clove of garlic) before preparing a dish
          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

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        Noun

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        phi (classifier con)

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

        Etymology 5

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        Borrowed from Latin phi.

        Noun

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        phi

        1. phi (Φ)

        Etymology 6

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          Sino-Vietnamese word from 妃.

          Noun

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          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
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          Etymology 7

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          Sino-Vietnamese reading of various Chinese characters.

          Romanization

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          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 騑
          12. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 鯡
          13. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扉
          14. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 緋
          15. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 飛
          16. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 非
          17. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 紕
          18. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 菲
          19. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 呸
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          Etymology

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          (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

          Adjective

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          -phi?

          1. which

          Inflection

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          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

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