चीन

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Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit चीन (cīna).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

चीन (cīnm (Urdu spelling چین)

  1. China (a country in Asia)

Nepali

Proper noun

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  1. China

Newar

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna)

Proper noun

चीन (cīna)

  1. China

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese (*Dzin, Qin). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia.

Noun

चीन (cīna) stemm

  1. the Chinese people; China
    • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 10.44:
      पौण्ड्रकाश्चौड्रद्रविडाः काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः ।
      पारदापह्लवाश्चीनाः किराता दरदाः खशाः ॥
      pauṇḍrakāścauḍradraviḍāḥ kāmbojā yavanāḥ śakāḥ.
      pāradāpahlavāścīnāḥ kirātā daradāḥ khaśāḥ.
      the Paundrakas, the Kodas, the Dravidas, the Kambogas, the Yavanas, the Sakas,
      the Paradas, the Pahlavas, the Kinas, the Kiratas, and the Daradas.
    • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 2.f, vf
    • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 4.44.14
    • c. 600 BCE – 200 BCE, Caraka
    • 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चीन
Nom. sg. चीनः (cīnaḥ)
Gen. sg. चीनस्य (cīnasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चीनः (cīnaḥ) चीनौ (cīnau) चीनाः (cīnāḥ)
Vocative चीन (cīna) चीनौ (cīnau) चीनाः (cīnāḥ)
Accusative चीनम् (cīnam) चीनौ (cīnau) चीनान् (cīnān)
Instrumental चीनेन (cīnena) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनैः (cīnaiḥ)
Dative चीनाय (cīnāya) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनेभ्यः (cīnebhyaḥ)
Ablative चीनात् (cīnāt) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनेभ्यः (cīnebhyaḥ)
Genitive चीनस्य (cīnasya) चीनयोः (cīnayoḥ) चीनानाम् (cīnānām)
Locative चीने (cīne) चीनयोः (cīnayoḥ) चीनेषु (cīneṣu)

Derived terms

  • Gandhari: 𐨕𐨁𐨣‎ (cina‎)
  • Middle Chinese: 支那 (MC tsye na|naX|naH)
    • Chinese: 支那 (Zhīnà)
    • Japanese: 支那 (しな, shina)
    • Korean: 지나 (支那, jina)
    • Vietnamese: Chi Na (支那)
  • Malay: Cina

Usually held to be the source of:

Noun

चीन (cīna) stemn

  1. a bandage for the corners of the eyes

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of चीन
Nom. sg. चीनम् (cīnam)
Gen. sg. चीनस्य (cīnasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चीनम् (cīnam) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
Vocative चीन (cīna) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
Accusative चीनम् (cīnam) चीने (cīne) चीनानि (cīnāni)
Instrumental चीनेन (cīnena) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनैः (cīnaiḥ)
Dative चीनाय (cīnāya) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनेभ्यः (cīnebhyaḥ)
Ablative चीनात् (cīnāt) चीनाभ्याम् (cīnābhyām) चीनेभ्यः (cīnebhyaḥ)
Genitive चीनस्य (cīnasya) चीनयोः (cīnayoḥ) चीनानाम् (cīnānām)
Locative चीने (cīne) चीनयोः (cīnayoḥ) चीनेषु (cīneṣu)

References