ĉino

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cino"

Esperanto

Alternative forms

• ĥino (archaic)

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian چین (čin), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), likely from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin, “Qin”). Compare English China, New Latin Chīnae, Polish Chiny, Italian Cina, French Chine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃino/

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• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: ĉi‧no

Noun

ĉino (accusative singular ĉinon, plural ĉinoj, accusative plural ĉinojn)

1. a Chinese person

   Hypernym: aziano (“an Asian”)

2. a citizen of China

   Hypernym: aziano (“an Asian”)

Related terms

• ĉina (“Chinese”)
• Ĉinio (“China”)