ຈີນ

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See also: ຈັນ and ຈື່ນ

Lao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Sanskrit चीन (cīna) or Pali cīna, ultimately from Old Chinese (OC *zin).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːn˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiːn˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ຈີນ
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Proper noun[edit]

ຈີນ (chīn)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
    ຊາວຈີນsāo chīnChinese (person)
    ພາສາຈີນphā sā chīnChinese (the Chinese language)