چینی

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

چینی (çînî) (not comparable)

  1. Arabic spelling of çînî (Chinese)

Proper noun

چینی (çînîf

  1. Arabic spelling of çînî (the Chinese language)

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “Ç’înî”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 143

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian چینی (čini, Chinese; porcelain).

Noun

چینی • (çini)

  1. porcelain, a hard, white, translucent ceramic traditionally made in China
    Synonym: فغفور (fağfur)
  2. encaustic tile, a glazed and fired tile, having patterns of different coloured clays
  3. faience, a type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic traditionally made in Faenza
  4. porcelain blue, a peculiarly delicate, light blue color

Derived terms

  • چینی بند (çini bend, maker of encaustic tiles)
  • چینی خانه (çini hane, repository for porcelains)
  • چینیلو (çinili, decorated with faience)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çini

Adjective

چینی • (çini)

  1. Chinese, of, from, or related to China
    Synonym: سینی (sini)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From چین (čīn / čin, China) +‎ ـی ( / -i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? čīnī
Dari reading? čīnī
Iranian reading? čini
Tajik reading? čini
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Adjective

چینی • (čīnī / čini) (Tajik spelling чинӣ)

  1. Chinese
    زبان چینیzabân-e činithe Chinese language

Noun

چینی • (čīnī / čini) (plural چینی‌ها (čīnī-hā / čini-hâ), Tajik spelling чинӣ)

  1. Chinese (person)
  2. porcelain; china, Chinese ceramics

Proper noun

چینی • (čīnī / čini) (Tajik spelling чинӣ)

  1. Chinese (language)

Descendants

Further reading

Punjabi

Etymology

From چِین (cīn, China) +‎ ـِی ()

Adjective

چِینِی • (cīnī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੀਨੀ)

  1. Chinese

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnīf (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੀਨੀ)

  1. Chinese (language)
  2. sugar

Urdu

Etymology

From چین (cīn, China) +‎ ـی ()

Pronunciation

Adjective

چِینِی • (cīnī) (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnīm or f (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese (person)

Declension

Masculine:

Declension of چینی
singular plural
direct چِینی (cīnī) چِینی (cīnī)
oblique چِینی (cīnī) چِینِیوں (cīniyõ)
vocative چِینی (cīnī) چِینِیو (cīniyo)

Feminine:

Declension of چینی
singular plural
direct چِینی (cīnī) چِینِیاں (cīniyā̃)
oblique چِینی (cīnī) چِینِیوں (cīniyō̃)
vocative چِینی (cīnī) چِینِیو (cīniyō)

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnīf (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. Chinese (language)

Noun

چِینِی • (cīnīf (Hindi spelling चीनी)

  1. sugar

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu چینی (čīnī).

Noun

چینی (čīnī)

  1. sugar