चीन
Hindi
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Sanskrit चीन (cīna).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
चीन • (cīn) m (Urdu spelling چین)
Nepali
Proper noun
Newar
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit चीन (cīna)
Proper noun
चीन • (cīna)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- चीण (cīṇa)
Etymology
Of uncertain etymology, but usually held to derive from Old Chinese 秦 (*Dzin, “Qin”). See "Names of China" at Wikipedia.
Noun
चीन • (cīna) stem, m
- 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.
- pauṇḍrakāścauḍradraviḍāḥ kāmbojā yavanāḥ śakāḥ.
- पौण्ड्रकाश्चौड्रद्रविडाः काम्बोजा यवनाः शकाः ।
- 550 CE, Varāhamihira, Bṛhat Saṃhitā
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of चीन | |||
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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
Usually held to be the source of:
- Arabic: اَلصِّين (aṣ-ṣīn)
- English: China
- Greek: Θῖνα (Thîna); Θῖναι (Thînai)
- Latin: Sinae
- Telugu: చీనా (cīnā)
Noun
चीन • (cīna) stem, n
- a bandage for the corners of the eyes
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of चीन | |||
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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
- Monier Williams (1899) “चीन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0399.
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