Cina
Italian (Fiorentino)
/ˈtʃina/
proper noun
Definitions
- China. Official name: Repubblica Popolare Cinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 支那 (China) derived from Middle Chinese ja, 支那 derived from Sanskrit चीन (China, southern China, Chinese, lead) derived from Old Chinese 秦 (Qin, w).
Origin
Old Chinese
秦
Gloss
Qin, w
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Indocina Italian
- Θῖνα Ancient Greek
- Θῖναι Ancient Greek
- Σῖναι Ancient Greek
- Τζίνιστα Ancient Greek
- シナ Japanese
- 支那 Japanese
- 支那人 Japanese
- 支那蕎麦 Japanese
- 支那薄色海豚 Japanese
- 支那語 Japanese
- 支那通 Japanese
- चीन Sanskrit
- اَلصِّين Arabic
- صِين Arabic
- चीन Hindi
- China Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Ķīna Latvian
- Cina Malay
- চীন Assamese
- 支那 Chinese
- 脂那 Chinese
- 至那 Chinese
- 𐭰𐭩𐭭 Middle Persian
- ja, 支那 Middle Chinese
- चीन Newari
- 秦 Old Chinese