chini
Translingual
Etymology
Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for any of several naturalists named Chin.
Adjective
chini
- Chin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Chin's ..."
Derived terms
- Betta chini
Antillean Creole
Etymology
Noun
chini
Atong (India)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕini/
Noun
chini (Bengali script চিনি)
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Fiji Hindi
Etymology
Noun
chini
Garo
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali চিনি (cini).
Noun
chini
Italian
Adjective
chini m pl
- masculine plural of chino
Verb
chini
- inflection of chinare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Liangmai Naga
Etymology
Perhaps Borrowed from Naga Pidgin chini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃini/
Noun
chini (uncountable)
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चीनी (cīnī) or Bengali চিনি (cini).
Noun
chini
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Adverb
chini
- below (in a lower place)
- down (from a high to a low position, downwards)
- Nilianguka chini
- I fell down