Achi

//ˈʔɐ.t͡ʃɪ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the eldest sister Philippines, colloquial
  2. 2
    respectful honorific used before a name for the eldest sister Philippines, colloquial
  3. 3
    an elder sister Philippines, colloquial, informal
  4. 4
    respectful honorific used before a name for an elder sister: Sister Philippines, colloquial, informal
  5. 5
    a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Philippines, colloquial, familiar
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  1. 6
    respectful honorific used before a name for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community): Miss; Sister Philippines, colloquial, informal
  2. 7
    respectful term of address for the eldest sister Philippines, colloquial
  3. 8
    respectful term of address for an elder sister Philippines, colloquial, informal
  4. 9
    respectful term of address for a young female senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Philippines, colloquial, familiar
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A language of Guatemala.

Etymology

From Hokkien 阿姊 (á-chí).

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