elchee

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elchee [ʔɑ⁵⁵ʈʂʰʅ³³]pro
ENthat (marked demonstrative, indicating a contrast to the current referent; most commonly used with time words and place words)
中文那(指示代词,多用于指代表某段时间,也可指代表某个地点。若是指代表人或物时,一般指的是相对不突出的那一方)

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechpro

Usage examples

Keeni cheemei ddaf ngaf gge waq ye nal, elcheemei eneif gge waq keel me see.
This dog is ours, but (I) don't know whose dog that one is.
这只狗是我家的,但那一只就不知道是谁家的了。
Ngeq gainieq Kuimiq walkv hiul jji. Elcheerheeq seil, Diaicheeq gge jjiq chee eyi nilniq bbei me dderq yil, ngeq neif ngaf zzee ddeenigvl sseidde bbei elchee'loq ggaihee ser.
I formerly lived in Kunming for five years. At that time, several friends and I liked to go to Dianchi Lake for fun, because it was not as dirty as it is now.
我以前曾在昆明呆过五年。那时滇池的水没有现在浑,我和几个朋友很喜欢去那里玩。

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “elchee”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/elchee (accessed 2026-11-14).