Cochin China
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French Cochin-China; from Portuguese corruption of Ko-chen, + China to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin (which has a different etymology).[1]
[edit] Proper noun
[edit] Translations
- Portuguese: Cochinchina
- Khmer: កូសាំងស៊ីន (ko sang sin), កូសាំងចិន (ko sang jen)
- Russian: Кохинхи́на (ru) (Koxinxína) f.
[edit] References
- ^ “Cochin-china” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
