dzin

See also: Dzin, dżin, and džin

Carrier

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *džʷeˑn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zin]
• Hyphenation: dzin

Noun

dzin (syllabics ᙌᐣ)

1. (Stuart Lake) day

References

• Bill Poser (?-2025), Stuart Lake Carrier Dictionary‎^[1], Vanderhoof, BC: Yinka Déné Language Institute

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• cin, din

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Polish dzyń.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪͡z̪ʲɪn̪]

Interjection

dziñ

1. imitates the sound of a bell ringing, ding dong

Adverb

dziñ (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) (in certain phrases) nothing, whatever

   Mán tai̇̃ dziñ. ― I don't care. (literally, “It's whatever for me.”)

Related terms

• dzin-dzi-lin

References

• “dzin”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025

Nzadi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ìjínà.

Noun

dzǐǹ (plural dzǐǹ)

1. name

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN