Ķīna

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

Latvian

Ķīna on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), via Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭 (čīn, “China”) (cf. Persian (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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ķīna f (4th declension)

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
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)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	Ķīna	—
genitive	Ķīnas	—
dative	Ķīnai	—
accusative	Ķīnu	—
instrumental	Ķīnu	—
locative	Ķīnā	—
vocative	Ķīna	—

Synonyms

Derived terms

Ķīnas astere