Kinh

English

Alternative forms

• (China) Gin, Jing

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Kinh.

Proper noun

Kinh

1. Vietnamese (person, and referring to ethnic affiliation, not to citizenship).

Anagrams

• Hink, hink

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 京.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧]
• Homophone: kinh

Adjective

Kinh

1. (of people) ethnically Vietnamese

   Synonym: Việt

   người Kinh ― the ethnically Vietnamese

   dân tộc Kinh ― the Vietnamese ethnic group