cincin

See also: cin cin

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃin.t͡ʃin/
• Hyphenation: cin‧cin

Noun

cincin

1. ring (jewellery)

Further reading

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Malay cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”), Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃint͡ʃin/ [ˈt͡ʃiɲ.t͡ʃɪn]
• Rhymes: -int͡ʃin
• Syllabification: cin‧cin

Noun

cincin (plural cincin-cincin)

1. ring
   1. circumscribing object
   2. (jewellry) round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger
   3. (astronomy) a formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet or young star.
   4. (chemistry) a group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.

Derived terms

• cincin anye
• cincin api Pasifik
• cincin aromatik
• cincin bawang bombai
• cincin belah rotan
• cincin benzena
• cincin berapit
• cincin Cabot
• cincin cap
• cincin delima
• cincin hidung
• cincin juara
• cincin karbon
• cincin kasali
• cincin kawin
• cincin Kayser-Fleischer
• cincin lamaran
• cincin mata
• cincin meterai
• cincin mohor
• cincin nikah
• cincin pegas
• cincin penyetel
• cincin pertunangan
• cincin pintal tiga
• cincin polos
• cincin rantai
• cincin roh
• cincin saraf
• cincin Saturnus
• cincin sebentuk
• cincin solitaire
• cincin stempel
• cincin talipuk
• cincin torak
• cincin tunang
• cincin ular
• cincin uskup
• cincin vagina
• cincin Waldeyer

Further reading

• “cincin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Italian

Alternative forms

• cin cin

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English chin-chin (an expression of gratitude, salutation or congratulations), a reduplication of Shanghainese 請 / 请 (⁵chin, “please”), misinterpreted as onomatopoeic of two glasses clinking. Compare Portuguese tchim-tchim, tim-tim, Spanish chinchín, French tchin-tchin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃinˈt͡ʃin/

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• Rhymes: -in
• Hyphenation: cin‧cìn

Interjection

cincin

1. cheers! (when toasting)

   Synonyms: alla salute!, prosit!, salute!

Noun

cincin m (invariable)

1. toast

   Synonym: brindisi

Malay

Etymology

From Chinese [Term?] as per Blust (2010-), possibly Hokkien 手指 (chhiú-chí / chhiú-chái / chhiú-cháiⁿ). Compare Indonesian cincin (“ring”), Brunei Malay cincin (“ring”), Tagalog singsing (“ring”), Ilocano singsing (“ring”), Maranao sising (“ring”), Tausug singsing (“ring”),Khmer ចិញ្ចៀន (cəñciən, “ring”), etc.

Noun

cincin (Jawi spelling چينچين, plural cincin-cincin or cincin²)

1. ring (jewelry)

Further reading

• “cincin”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) loan “ring”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Nupe

Etymology

From reduplication of cin (“to love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃĩ̄.t͡ʃĩ̄/

Noun

cincin

1. love

   Synonyms: bòóyé, ebó

   Cincin gan ewó. ― Love surpasses money.