چین

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See also: حين‎, خين‎, جئن‎, جین‎, and خین‎

Central Kurdish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Northern Kurdish Çîn

چین (çîn)

  1. China (a country in Asia)

Persian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Lexicalization of the stem چیدن‎ (čidan, “to gather up, to fold, to be put closer together”).

Noun[edit]

چین • (čin), plural چین‌ها‎ (čin-hâ)

  1. wrinkle
  2. crease
  3. fold
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Etymology 2[edit]

Derived from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭩𐭭‎ (čīn, “China”), likely from Gandhari 𐨕𐨁𐨣‎ (cina), from Sanskrit चीन (cīna), likely from Old Chinese 秦 (OC *zin).

Proper noun[edit]

Dari چین
Iranian Persian
Tajik Чин (Čin), Хитой (Xitoy)

چین • (čin)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
    ‏جمهوری چین‎‎ ― jomhuri-ye čin ― the Republic of China
    ‏جمهوری خلق چین‎‎ ― jomhuri-ye xalq-e čin ― the People's Republic of China
  2. (obsolete) East Turkestan
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Urdu[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti). Doublet of شانتی‎ (śānti).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

چَین • (cen) m (Hindi spelling चेन)

  1. comfort, tranquility, at rest, quiet, peace
    Synonyms: امن‎ (amn), سکون‎ (sukūn), آرام‎ (ārām)
Declension[edit]
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (chain) چین‎ (chain)
oblique چین‎ (chain) چینوں‎ (chainō̃)
vocative چین‎ (chain) چینو‎ (chainō)

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English chain.

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

چین • (cen) f (Hindi spelling चेन)

  1. a golden chain (a piece of jewellery)
  2. (literally) chain
  1. Synonym: زنجیر‎ (zanjīr)
Declension[edit]
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (chen) چینیں‎ (chenẽ)
oblique چین‎ (chen) چینوں‎ (chenõ)
vocative چین‎ (chen) چینو‎ (cheno)

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit चीन (cīna). Possibly influenced by Persian چین‎ (čin).

Proper noun[edit]

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چِین • (cīn) m (Hindi spelling चीन)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
  2. Sino-
    ‏پاک چین سرحد‎ ― pāk cīn sarḥad ― Sino-Pak border
  3. CHN, China (ISO)

Etymology 4[edit]

Borrowed from Persian چین‎ (čin).

Noun[edit]

چِین • (cīn) m (Hindi spelling चीन)

  1. frown, pucker, wrinkle
Declension[edit]
Declension of چین
singular plural
direct چین‎ (chīn) چین‎ (chīn)
oblique چین‎ (chīn) چینوں‎ (chīnō̃)
vocative چین‎ (chīn) چینو‎ (chīnō)

References[edit]

  • “چین”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چین”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo[edit]

Adverb[edit]

چین (čīn)

  1. now, right now
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