chín

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See also: chin, Chin, chỉn, and -chin

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Vietnamese cardinal numbers
 <  8 9 10  > 
    Cardinal : chín
    Ordinal : thứ chín

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *dciinʔ; cognates include Muong chỉn, Bahnar tơsĭn, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu ɕən⁵³.

Numeral

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chín (, 𠃩, 𢒂, 𫡦)

  1. nine

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ (cooked; ripe), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciinʔ (cooked); cognates include Muong chỉn, Khmer ឆ្អិន (chʼən), Mon စိန်, Bahnar sĭn, Pacoh chein, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu tɕin⁵³.

Adjective

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chín (, 𠃩, 𤇪, 𤒙, 𤇢)

  1. (of food) well done
    Antonym: sống
  2. (of fruit or crops) ripe
    Antonyms: xanh, non

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