chín

See also: chin, Chin, chỉn, and -chin

Vietnamese

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : chín

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨ̞̠n˦ˀ˥]
• Homophone: chính

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *dciinʔ; cognates include Muong chỉn, Bahnar tơsĭn, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu ɕən⁵³.

Numeral

chín (㐱, 𠃩, 𢒂)

1. (cardinal) nine

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ciːnʔ (“cooked; ripe”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ciinʔ (“cooked”); cognates include Muong chỉn, Khmer ឆ្អិន (chʾən), Mon စိန်, Bahnar sĭn, Pacoh chein, Mang θiːn² and Bolyu tɕin⁵³.

Adjective

chín (㐱, 𤒙, 𤇪, 𤇢, 𢒂) (reduplicated form chin chín)

1. (of food) well done
2. (of fruit or crops) ripe

See also

• sống (“raw; undercooked”)
• tái (“rare”)