ຈີນ

See also: ຈັນ and ຈື່ນ

Lao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ຈີນ • (chīn)

  1. China (a country in Asia)
    ຊາວຈີນ ― sāo chīn ― Chinese (person)
    ພາສາຈີນ ― phā sā chīn ― Chinese (the Chinese language)
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