Ķīna

See also: Ķīnā, kina, Kina, kína, Kína, -kiną, and Appendix:Variations of "kina"

Latvian

Ķīna (Āzijā)

Ķīnas karogs

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), via Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”) (cf. Persian چینی (čini, “Chinese; porcelain”)), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun. The ultimate source is apparently the name of the Qin (or Ch'in, in the Wade-Giles transcription system) dynasty.

Proper noun

Ķīna f (4th declension)

1. China (a country in Far East, Asia; capital: Beijing)

   Ķīnas karogs ― the flag of China

   Ķīnas Kultūras revolūcija ― the Chinese Cultural Revolution

   Ķīnas Komunistiskā partija ― the Communist Party of China

2. China (the region in Far East Asia that comprises the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China (Taiwan); also, this region throughout history)

   Ķīnas kultūra ― the culture of China

   Ķīnas teritorija ir šūpulis vienai no vecākajām civilizācijām pasaulē ― the territory of China is the cradle of one of the oldest civilizations in the world

Declension

Declension of Ķīna (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	Ķīna	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	Ķīnu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	Ķīnas	—
dative (datīvs)	Ķīnai	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	Ķīnu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	Ķīnā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	Ķīna	—

Synonyms

• Ķīnas Republika
• Ķīnas Tautas Republika

Derived terms

• Ķīnas astere

Related terms

• ķīnietis, ķīniete
• ķīnisks
• ķīniešu valoda

See also

• Taivāna
• mandarīnu valoda