шинэ

See also: щинэ, шине, and Appendix:Variations of "sine"

Mongolian

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ (sin-e), from Middle Mongol ᠰᠢᠨᠡ (sine), from Proto-Mongolic *sini, further related with Khitan 𘬥𘭛 (*ś ên). Cognates include Buryat шэнэ (šene), Kalmyk шин (şin) and Dongxiang shini.

Possibly from Middle Chinese 新 (sin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕín]

Adjective

шинэ • (šine) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠨ᠎ᠡ (sin-e))

1. new

Antonyms

• хуучин (xuučin, “old”)

Derived terms

• шинэчлэх (šinečlex)