ماچین
Persian
Alternative forms
- مهاچین (mahâčin) (archaic)
Etymology
From earlier Classical Persian مَهَاچِین (mahāčīn), from Sanskrit महाचीन (mahācīna).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /maː.ˈt͡ʃiːn/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mɑː.t͡ʃʰiːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mɒː.t͡ʃʰiːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mɔ.t͡ʃʰin]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | māčīn |
| Dari reading? | māčīn |
| Iranian reading? | mâčin |
| Tajik reading? | močin |
Proper noun
ماچین • (mâčin)
- Greater China, Mainland China
Derived terms
- چین و ماچین (čin o mâčin)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ماچین”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul