sinologue

English

noun
Definitions
  • A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history.

Etymology

Derived from Latin Sinae (the southern Chinese, an Oriental people mentioned by Ptolemy) derived from Arabic صِين (southern China, the southern Chinese, China the Chinese) derived from Ancient Greek λόγος (word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning).

Origin

Ancient Greek

λόγος

Gloss

word, speech, reason, account, study, discourse, oration, utterance, narrative, calculation, quote, story, ratio, explanation, debate, computation, reasoning, reckoning

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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