China
Chinese
/ˈt͡ʃaɪnə/
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Definitions
- A nation or civilization occupying the country around the Yellow Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers in East Asia, taken as a whole under its various dynasties.
- The People's Republic of China, the principal state in this country.
- (rare) .
- (unincorporated community in Jefferson County).
- (town in Kennebec County).
- (unincorporated community in Howell County).
- (hamlet in Delaware County).
- (small city in Jefferson County).
- (municipality and town in Nuevo León).
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese China derived from Persian چین derived from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (China) derived from Sanskrit चीन (China, southern China, Chinese, lead).
Origin
Sanskrit
चीन
Gloss
China, southern China, Chinese, lead
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
鉛
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- china English
- Θῖνα Ancient Greek
- Θῖναι Ancient Greek
- Σῖναι Ancient Greek
- Τζίνιστα Ancient Greek
- China Portuguese
- Kina Swedish
- シナ Japanese
- 支那 Japanese
- चीन Sanskrit
- الصين Arabic
- اَلصِّين Arabic
- صِين Arabic
- चीन Hindi
- China Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- چین Persian
- چینی Persian
- Ķīna Latvian
- Sìona Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- 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